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