AND STILL BE BOLD ON SWINGS,
O, TO DWELL ON TREASURES PAST,
YET FEAR NOT WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS,
O, FOR A FOUR-LEAFED CLOVER!
O, FOR A MORN WITHOUT A NIGHT,
O, FOR A TUNNEL FILLED WITH LIGHT,
O, FOR GIVING WITH NO LOSS,
O, FOR JESUS WITH NO CROSS,
O, FOR THE LIFTED VEIL!
O, FOR “NEAR” WITHOUT “AFAR”,
O, FOR THE PEACE WITHOUT THE WAR,
O, FOR HOPE WITHOUT ITS DOUBT,
O, FOR A HEAVEN WITH NO DEVOUT,
O, FOR THAT FINAL CURTAIN!
AGAINST THE TIDE.
O, FOR WASHDAY WITH NO BLUES,
O, FOR T.V. WITH NO NEWS,
O, FOR THE CHILD WITHOUT THE BIRTH,
O, FOR HAPPINESS HERE ON EARTH,
O, FOR A WISHING WELL!
O, FOR A ROSE WITHOUT A THORN,
O, FOR THE CALM WITHOUT THE STORM,
O, FOR DARKNESS WITHOUT FEAR,
O, FOR LOVE WITHOUT A TEAR,
O, FOR THE BLARNEY STONE!
O, FOR SOLITUDE SERENE,
O, FOR JOY THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
O, FOR DEATH WITHOUT HIS STING,
O, FOR EVERY HAPPY THING,
O, FOR THAT RAINBOW’S END!
O, FOR HONEY WITHOUT THE BEE,
O, FOR TIME TO FIND THE KEY,
O, FOR KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT PAIN,
O, FOR ABEL WITHOUT CAIN,
O, FOR A SILVER LINING!
O, FOR MAGIC WITH NO WAND,
O, FOR WATCHES WITH NO HANDS,
FOR NO FAMINE AFTER FEAST,
O, FOR BEAUTY WITHOUT THE BEAST,
O, FOR THE DISNEY STAR!
O, FOR TRUST WITHOUT SUSPICION,
O, FOR MIRTH WITHOUT DERISION,
FOR DELIGHT WITHOUT DELUSION,
O, FOR THOUGHT WITHOUT CONFUSION,
O, FOR A PEARL OF WISDOM!
O, TO GAIN ON ROUNDABOUTS,
AND STILL BE BOLD ON SWINGS,
O, TO DWELL ON TREASURES PAST,
YET FEAR NOT WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS,
O, FOR A FOUR-LEAFED CLOVER!
O, FOR A MORN WITHOUT A NIGHT,
O, FOR A TUNNEL FILLED WITH LIGHT,
O, FOR GIVING WITH NO LOSS,
O, FOR JESUS WITH NO CROSS,
O, FOR THE LIFTED VEIL!
O, FOR “NEAR” WITHOUT “AFAR”,
O, FOR THE PEACE WITHOUT THE WAR,
O, FOR HOPE WITHOUT ITS DOUBT,
O, FOR A HEAVEN WITH NO DEVOUT,
O, FOR THAT FINAL CURTAIN!