Forward, March

Don’t wait for someone else to say:

“Forward, march,” to you every day;

Strike out when comes the morning light,

And keep right on and win the fight;

Get into line and plant the flag

They call “success” upon the crag.

Don’t follow someone else’s lead,

But show the ranks your highest speed;

Don’t wait for someone else to say:

“Forward, march,” to you every day.

April 26, ‘09
     Published in Jocosities, June 13 1909