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Nowher so besy a man as he ther was,
And yet he semed bisier than he was.
Nowher so besy a man as he ther was,
And yet he semed bisier than he was.
The Lord had a job for me, but I had so much to do,
I said, "You get somebody read more
The Lord had a job for me, but I had so much to do,
I said, "You get somebody else--or wait till I get through."
I don't know how the Lord came out, but He seemed to get along:
But I felt kinda sneakin' like, 'cause I know'd I done Him wrong.
One day I needed the Lord--Needed Him myself--needed Him right
away,
And He never answered me at all, but I could hear Him say
Down in my accusin' heart, "Nigger, I'se got too much to do,
You get somebody else or wait till I get through."
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
"Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart."
"Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart."
Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.
Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.
Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.
I love working out. It's my release. I've done it since I've been in the military.
I love working out. It's my release. I've done it since I've been in the military.
What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.
What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.