Show SOME S ME DRAWBACKS Nashville American Its easy to say well be cheerful less of ot weather or luck And whether our schemes are successful Or if ye e taU fall down and get stuck Or win on our ventures a pile But answer this question qU in passing Can man pay pa his taxes and smile We W e build a philosophy skyward founded on love loe and good cheer And say we will use In our business That kind and avd that only this year And nd really it looks well on paper But later it takes all our skill To keep it in tune and good order And pay our dressmakers dree makers bill I We e feel teel ourselves gently uplifted As though of ot superior clay cia By B this line of oC conduct weve outlined To guide us along day by day da And then for a little diversion We Ve bet on a horse outclassed And where is our patient good nature When hen it drags along toward the last Its lovely for fair weather sailing And sounds very ver well to the ear But when there are tempests and thunder Look out for tor the craft called Good Cheer Cheor Its wise I opine to keep striving Your rash inclinations to check cheek But dont be surprised of oC you falter taller When fate tate lands you ou one on the neck |