Keep A Peggin Long

When times look dark, an mountains rise,

     Jest keep a peggin long;

When someone throws sand in your eyes,

     Jest keep a peggin long.

When difficulties lie in wait,

An makes yew wanter rail at fate,

Don’t let sech trifles chack yewr gait,

     But keep a peggin long.

     Jest keep a peggin long,

     And fill the world with song;

              They’s tew much grief,

              An unbelief,

     An tew much goin wrong.

     Jest keep peggin long,

     An keep up brave an strong;

              They’s tew much grout

              An gloom about,

     An not enough uv song.

March 13, 1896

Pub. in B. Courier,

March 22, 1896