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Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
 Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
 But to the earth some special good cloth give.  
 Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
 But to the earth some special good cloth give. 
 There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
 Of pleasure unembitter'd;
  And not a trapping deck'd my read more 
 There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
 Of pleasure unembitter'd;
  And not a trapping deck'd my power,
   That gall'd not while it glitter'd. 
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
 Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man 
read his own dark heart.  
 Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man 
read his own dark heart. 
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
 Let me play the fool;
 With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.  
 Let me play the fool;
 With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.