The Out-Of-Door-Boy

The out of door boy is the fellow for me,

Who finds a companion in Mountain and Sea;

Who likes to go camping, who likes to be near

His good mother Nature all through the long year.

Who never complains when a rough spot is met,

Whose flag at the masthead of honor is set;

Who’s strong in his labor, who’s strong in his play,

Who has an ambition to better each day.

The boy who loves Nature loves all that she lends,

And with all creatures living is bound to be friends;

He may be a huntsman or a fisher, and still

Be Prince of the river and King of the hill.

The out of door boy is the fellow for me,

Who betters his pastimes whatever they be;

May he grow in his numbers till every boy

Is an out of door scholar, partaking in joy.

July 27, 1904