Best To forget It

If you see a fellow ahead of the crowd
A leader of men, marching fearless and proud,
And you know of a tale whose mere telling aloud
Would cause his proud head to in anguish be bowed-
It is a pretty good plan to forget it!

If you know a skeleton hidden away,
In a closet and guarded and kept from the day
In the dark, whose showing whose sudden display,
Would cause grief and sorrow and lifelong dismay-
It's a pretty good plan to forget it!

If you know of a spot in the life of a friend,
(We all have such spots concealed. world without end)
Whose touching his heartstrings would sadden or rend,
Till the shame of its showing no grieving could mend-
It's a pretty good plan to forget it!

If you know of a thing that will darken the joy,
Of a man or a woman. a girl or a boy,
That will wipe out a smile or at least may annoy
A fellow, or cause any gladness to cloy-
It's a pretty good plan to forget it!

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