Roll on, thou ball, roll on! <br />Through pathless realms of Space <br />Roll on! <br />What though I'm in a sorry case? <br />What though I cannot meet my bills? <br />What though I suffer toothache's ills? <br />What though I swallow countless pills? <br />Never YOU mind! <br />Roll on! <br /> <br />Roll on, thou ball, roll on! <br />Through seas of inky air <br />Roll on! <br />It's true I've got no shirts to wear; <br />It's true my butcher's bill is due; <br />It's true my prospects all look blue - <br />But don't let that unsettle you! <br />Never YOU mind! <br />Roll on! <br /> <br />[IT ROLLS ON.]<br /><br />William Schwenck Gilbert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-the-terrestrial-globe/
