LIFE's LIKE A SEA IN CONSTANT MOTION

Life's like a sea in constant motion, Sometimes high and sometimes low; Where every one must brave the ocean, Whatsoever winds do blow. Tho' at night by squalls or showers, Or driven by some gentle gales, If dangers rise be ever ready To manage well the swelling sails.

What, tho' the wayward winds should bluster, Let us not give way to fear; But all our patience let us muster, And learn by reason how to steer; Let judgment ever keep us steady. For that's a balance seldom fails; If danger's rise, be ever ready To manage well the swelling sails.

Trust not too much your own opinion, When the vessel's underway; Let good examples be your dominion, That will seldom lead astray. But shou'd thunder o'er you shudder, Or Bore as o'er the surface rails, Let good directions guide the rudder, Whilst Providence conducts the sails.

When you are safe from dangers riding In some favorite port or bay, Hope, be the anchor you confide in, Care awhile, in slumbers lay; Next, each a can of liquor flowing, And good fellowship prevails; Let every heart with rapture glowing, Drink, "Success unto the Sails!"