All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.
You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your
left.
And when you're alone, there's a very good
chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of
your pants.
There are some, down the road between
hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to
go on.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
But on you will go
though the weather be foul.
On you will go
though your enemies prowl.
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.
KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
You're off the Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!
On and on you will hike,
And I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.
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