Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.

Happy art thou, as if every day thou hadst picked up a horseshoe.

A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast read more

A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe on the road,
And nailed if fast to his barn door,
That luck might down upon him pour;
That every blessing known in life
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
And never any kind of harm
Descend upon his growing farm.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

As ill-luck would have it.

As ill-luck would have it.

"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,
For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.

"Then here goes another," says he, "to make sure,
For there's luck in odd numbers," says Rory O'More.

Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.

Those who mistake their good luck for their merit are inevitably bound for disaster.

You can take it as understood That your luck changes only if it's good.

You can take it as understood That your luck changes only if it's good.

And wheresoe'er thou move, good luck
Shall fling her old shoe after.

And wheresoe'er thou move, good luck
Shall fling her old shoe after.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.

The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.