Don't lose heart, precious friend
You'll make it in the end
Though the trials may be hard
And nothing goes your way
You'll come through, always do
My precious friend
Stay the course, find the way
Create a greater day
And soon we shall surely see
The happy life again
Hold the course, precious friend
Through thunder and through rain


Optimism of the will
Keep the mind realistic still
We'll get through, always do
In the end, precious friend
Climb this hill bit by bit
Step by step, keeping fit
Punching through, precious friend
To the end, to the end


We've been slugged and we've been bugged
But this is not the end
We can fight, we can write
Ourselves a happy end
We'll come through, always do
My very precious friend

Optimism of the will
Intellect realistic still
We'll get through
Always do
In the end, precious friend
Climb this mountain bit by bit
Up we stagger, keeping fit
We keep swinging, precious friend
To the end, to the end