myfatherwasafarmer tune—“theweaverandhisshuttle,o.” myfatherwasafarmeruponthecarrickborder,o, andcarefullyhebredmeindecencyandorder,o hebademeactamanlypart,thoughihadne'erafarthing,o forwithoutanhonestmanlyheart,nomanwasworthregarding,o. thenoutintotheworldmycourseididdetermine,o tho'toberichwasnotmywish,yettobegreatwascharming,o mytalentstheywerenottheworst,noryetmyeducation,o: resolv'dwasiatleasttotrytomendmysituation,o. inmanyaway,andvainessay,icourtedfortune'sfavour,o somecauseunseenstillsteptbetween,tofrustrateeachendeavour,o sometimesbyfoesiwaso'erpower'd,sometimesbyfriendsforsaken,o andwhenmyhopewasatthetop,istillwasworstmistaken,o. thensoreharass'dandtir'datlast,withfortune'svaindelusion,o, idroptmyschemes,likeidledreams,andcametothisconclusion,o thepastwasbad,andthefuturehid,itsgoodorilluntried,o butthepresenthourwasinmypow'r,andsoiwouldenjoyit,o. nohelp,norhope,norviewhadi,norpersontobefriendme,o soimusttoil,andsweat,andmoil,andlabourtosustainme,o toploughandsow,toreapandmow,myfatherbredmeearly,o forone,hesaid,tolabourbred,wasamatchforfortunefairly,o. thusallobscure,unknown,andpoor,thro'lifei'mdoom'dtowander,o, tilldownmywearybonesilayineverlastingslumber,o: noviewnorcare,butshunwhate'ermightbreedmepainorsorrow,o iliveto-dayaswell'simay,regardlessofto-morrow,o. butcheerfulstill,iamaswellasamonarchinhispalace,o, tho'fortune'sfrownstillhuntsmedown,withallherwontedmalice,o: imakeindeedmydailybread,butne'ercanmakeitfarther,o: butasdailybreadisallineed,idonotmuchregardher,o. whensometimesbymylabour,iearnalittlemoney,o, someunforeseenmisfortunecomesgen'rallyuponme,o mischance,mistake,orbyneglect,ormygoodnatur'dfolly,o: butcomewhatwill,i'veswornitstill,i'llne'erbemelancholy,o. allyouwhofollowweahandpowerwithunremittingardour,o, themoreinthisyoulookforbliss,youleaveyourviewthefarther,o: hadyoutheweahpotosiboasts,ornationstoadoreyou,o, acheerfulhonest-heartedclowniwillpreferbeforeyou,o.