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Edgar Guest - The Contented Man
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I`VE had a heap of fun and I`ve had a heap of sorrow, 
I`ve had a heap of pleasure and I`ve had a heap of pain, 
But I `m treading just as gayly, just as bravely toward tomorrow, 
And I `m looking for the sunshine, but I `m ready for the rain.
Always hoping for the best, 
For the peace and perfect rest, 
Always hoping for the sunshine and the roses dripping dew;
But should gloom and sadness come,
They will find me never glum,
I will greet old grim misfortune with a cheery howdy-do.

I`ve had a heap of laughing and I`ve had a heap of sighing, 
I`ve  had a heap of sadness and I`ve had a heap of mirth; 
And I`ve come to the conclusion that in spite of all our trying, 
We are bound to meet some sorrow as we journey on the earth.
For the best I `m always praying,
But life isn`t always playing,
And whatever is my fortune, be it good or dismal quite,
I will try to take it bravely,
And to view my duty gravely,
Still believing that what happens is inevitably right.

I`ve had a heap of winning and I`ve had a heap of failing,
I`ve had my share of praises and I`ve had my share of blame, 
And I`ve come to the conclusion that life`s sea on which we `re sailing
Is made up very justly of proportions of the same.
For the calm and pleasant weather
I am thankful altogether,
And I `m hopeful, ever hopeful, that no more storm-tossed I`ll be;
But should storm clouds quickly lower, 
I will neither shrink nor cower, 
But I`ll face the gale serenely and I`ll try to ride the sea.

O, I`ve known a lot of people, and I`ve heard of many others, 
But I never knew or heard of one who hadn`t tasted woe; 
All the fathers here and brothers here, the sisters and the mothers, 
Must meet with disappointments and with sorrows as they go.
Not a one that Fate has missed,
Or a sunbeam left unkissed,
Each has tasted pain and pleasure, each has suffered good and wrong;
So, while hoping for the best,
I am ready for the test,
I will face whate`er is sent me, and I`ll sing my way along.
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