Pulling Hard Against The Stream - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
Pulling Hard Against the Stream. 
In this world I've gained my knowledge, And for it have had to pay: Though I never went to college, Yet I've heard that poets say, Life is like a might v river, Rolling on from day to day; Men are vessels launch'd upon it, Sometimes wreck'd and cast away. 
Chorus. Do your best for one another, Making life a pleasant dream; Help a worn And weary brother, Pulling hard against the stream. 
Many a bright, good-hearted fellow, Many a noble-minded man Finds himself in water shallow, Then assist him if you can. Some succeed at ev'ry turning, Fortune favors every scheme: Others, too, though more deserving. Have to pull against the stream. So then- Chorus. 
If the wind is in your favor, And you've weather'd ev'ry squall, Think of those who, luckless, labor, Never get fair winds at all; Working hard, contended, willing, Struggling through life's ocean wide, Not a friend and not a shilling, Pulling hard against the tide. - Chorus. 
Don't give way to foolish sorrow, Let this keep you in good cheer: Brighter days may come to-morrow, If you try and persevere; Darkest nights will have a morning, Though the sky be overcast; Longest lanes must have a turning, And the tide will turn at last. So then- Chorus.