Somebody said...

Somebody said that it could not be done,
She with a chuckle replied.
That "maybe it couldn't"
but she would be one
who wouln't say so 'till she tried

So she buckled right in
with a trace of a grin
on her face.
If she worried she hid it.
She started to sing
as she tackled the thing
that couldn't be done
and she did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never do that;
at least no one ever has done it"
But she took off her coat
and she took off her hat
and the first thing we knew she'd begun it.

With a lift of her chin
and a bit of a grin,
without any doubting or quiddit.
She started to sing
as she tackled the thing
that couldn't be done
and she did it.

There are thousands to tell you
it cannot be done,
there are thousands to prophesy failure.
There are thousands to point out to you,
one by one,
the dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in
with a bit of a grin
just take of your coat and go to it.
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing....
that "cannot be done"
and you'll do it!

---Edgar A Guest ---

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