When times are bad an' folks are sad <br />An' gloomy day by day, <br />Jest try your best at lookin' glad <br />An' whistle 'em away. <br /> <br />Don't mind how troubles bristle, <br />Jest take a rose or thistle. <br />Hold your own <br />An' change your tone <br />An' whistle, whistle, whistle! <br /> <br />A song is worth a world o' sighs. <br />When red the lightnings play, <br />Look for the rainbow in the skies <br />An' whistle 'em away. <br /> <br />Don't mind how troubles bristle, <br />The rose comes with the thistle. <br />Hold your own <br />An' change your tone <br />An' whistle, whistle, whistle! <br /> <br />Each day comes with a life that's new, <br />A strange, continued story <br />But still beneath a bend o' blue <br />The world rolls on to glory. <br /> <br />Don't mind how troubles bristle, <br />Jest take a rose or thistle. <br />Hold your own <br />An' change your tone <br />An' whistle, whistle, whistle!<br /><br />Frank Lebby Stanton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/just-whistle/
