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 Thet tells the story! Thet's wut we shall git
 By tryin' squirtguns on the burnin' Pit;
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 Thet tells the story! Thet's wut we shall git
 By tryin' squirtguns on the burnin' Pit;
  For the day never comes when it'll du
   To kick off dooty like a worn-out shoe. 
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
 Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
 For 'tis impossible you should proceed.  
 Maintain your post: That's all the fame you need;
 For 'tis impossible you should proceed. 
It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children
It is the duty of children to wait on elders, and not the elders on children
 Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
 Duty is the path that all may tread.  
 Knowledge is the hill which few may wish to climb;
 Duty is the path that all may tread. 
 The things which must be, must be for the best,
 God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
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 The things which must be, must be for the best,
 God helps us do our duty and not shrink,
  And trust His mercy humbly for the rest. 
 When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
 I've done my duty, and I've done no more.  
 When I'm not thank'd at all, I'm thank'd enough:
 I've done my duty, and I've done no more. 
What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.
What is the most important duty? One's duty toward one's parent.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.
The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.