Worry Wise

Don’t worry o’er the weather,

        If worry boy, you must;

The weather is,

        Run by the weather trust.

Your worry will not change it,

        ‘Twill shine or rain the same;

So take it as they give it,

        And quit the worry game.

Don’t worry o’er the heather

        That warm the distant isle;

They’ve lived for eons without you,

        They’ll live a longer while.

It is our sly opinion

        They’re happier as they be

Without the lure of riches,

        Than either you or me.

Don’t worry o’er the future,

        The scarcity of coal;

Your worry won’t affect it

        So save your harried soul.

The future generations,

        It’s up to them to dig;

If there’s a mining shortage

        You cannot make it big.

If you are bound to worry

        Make worry worth your while;

Work out an easy method

        To make a sad maw smile.

If you can help a brother

        By worry, on his way,

Then worry, worry, worry,

        And worry ev’ry day!

Aug. 30, ‘10