It ain't the failures he may meet That keeps a man from winnin', It's the discouragement complete That blocks a new beginnin'; You want to quit your habits bad; And, when the shadows flittin' Make life seem worthless an' sad, You want to quit your quittin'! You want to quit a-layin' down An' sayin hope is over, Because the fields are bare an' brown Where once we lived in clover. When jolted from the water-cart, It's painful to be hittin' The earth; but make another start. Cheer up, an' quit your quittin'! Although the game seems rather stiff, Don't be a doleful doubter; There's always one more innin' if You're not a down-and-outer. But fortune's pretty sure to flee From folks content with sittin' Around an' sayin' life's N. G. -- You've got to quit your quittin'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 70, 71. MUKADDIM, MUWAKHIR by EDWIN ARNOLD AUTUMN by JESSIE ALBERT BARNEY BEATRICE by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE THE FLOWERING FAGGOTS by WILLIAM ROSE BENET THE LITTLE CLOUD by JOHN HOWARD BRYANT ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY LORD KNOWLES: SONG 4 by THOMAS CAMPION TO MY FRIEND GILBERT NEVILLE, FROM WREST by THOMAS CAREW |