The Pearl Story Book

The Glad New Year

It’s coming, boys,
 It’s almost here.
It’s coming, girls,
 The grand New Year.

A year to be glad in,
 Not to be sad in;
A year to live in,
 To gain and give in.

A year for trying,
 And not for sighing;
A year for striving
 And healthy thriving.

It’s coming, boys,
 It’s almost here.
It’s coming, girls,
 The grand New Year.
Mary Mapes Dodge.