Along the grand highway of life ;
You'll meet with a thousand temptations
Each city with evil is rife.
This world is a stage of excitement,
There's danger wherever you go;
But if you are tempted in weakness,
Have courage, my boy, to say No !
Have courage, my boy, to say No ! . .
Have courage, my boy, to say No ! . .
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2 In courage, my boy, lies your safety,
When you the long journey begin ;
Your trust in a heavenly Father
Will keep you unspotted from sin.
Temptations will go on increasing,
As streams from a rivulet flow ;
But if you'd be true to your manhood,
Have courage, my boy, to say No !
3 Be careful in choosing companions :
Seek only the brave and the true ;
And stand by your friends when in trial-
Ne'er changing the old for the new.
And when by false friends you are tempted
The taste of the wine-cup to know,
With firmness, with patience, and kindness,
Have courage, my boy, to say No !