When you're feelin' blue as ink
        An' your spirits 'gin to sink,
     Don't be weak an' take a drink
        But
         Keep Tryin'.

     There are times when all of us
        Get riled up and start a muss,
     But there ain't no use to cuss,
        Just
         Keep Tryin'.

     When things seem to go awry,
        And the sun deserts your sky,
     Don't sit down somewhere and cry,
        But
         Keep Tryin'.

     Everybody honors grit,
        Men who never whine a bit--
     Men who tell the world, "I'm IT"
        And
         Keep Tryin'.

     Get a hustle on you NOW,
        Make a great, big solemn vow
     That you'll win out anyhow,
        And
         Keep Tryin'.

     All the world's a battlefield
        Where the true man is revealed,
     But the ones who never yield
         Keep Tryin'.

This poem is in the public domain.