Mary Mapes Dodge

The Glad New Year

It's coming, boys,

It's almost here.

It's coming, girls,

The grand New Year.


A year to be glad in,

Not to be sad in;

A year to live in,

To gain and give in.


A year for trying,

And not for sighing;

A year for striving

And healthy thriving.


It's coming, boys,

It's almost here.

It's coming, girls,

The grand New Year.