Words For Pictures Found In An Old Children's Book
Joy in work means joy in life,
And where none shirk there is no strife.
Bear down there, young man;
The wheel's in your hand.
Steady, set to it;
You know you can!
The glorious softness of multi-colored earth
And the glad straight rows of man, proving worth.
Side by side, in perfect pride,
The river roars down,
The boat puffs up.
One stands in front to point the way;
One in the middle to blast "Okay!"
Back by the flag, in stern control,
The Clermont's steersman sees the goal.
I know what I know;
I see what I see;
No socialist government
Will ever stop me.
Busy, growing, smokey, mighty Pittsburgh,
Whose labor have you not lightened?
Whose roads and houses not rolled or nailed,
hardened, strengthened?
What magnificent cities sparkle now because of thee?
Busy, growing, smokey, mighty Pittsburgh!
Well, dog, you better run;
I'm going to work!
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