And you can mentally substitute *furkids* for *kids*.
I'VE NEVER MADE A FORTUNE
AND IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE NOW.
BUT I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT MUCH, I'M HAPPY ANYHOW.
AS I GO ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY,
I'M REAPING BETTER THAN I SOWED.
I'M DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
"CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.
AIN'T GOT A LOT OF RICHES.
SOMETIMES THE GOING GETS SO
ROUGH, BUT I GOT KIDS THAT LOVE ME, AND THAT MAKES ME RICH ENOUGH. I
JUST THANK GOD FOR
HIS BLESSINGS, AND THE MERCY HE'S BESTOWED.
AND KEEP DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER 'CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVER-
FLOWED.
I REMEMBER TIMES WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG, AND MY FAITH GOT
A LITTLE THIN
BUT THEN ALL AT ONCE, THE DARK CLOUDS BROKE AND THE SUN BROKE THROUGH
AGAIN.
SO LORD, HELP ME NOT TO GRIPE
ABOUT THE TOUGH ROWS I HAVE HOED.
I'M DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER 'CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.
IF GOD GIVES ME STRENGTH AND COURAGE
WHEN THE WAY GETS STEEP AND ROUGH
I WON'T ASK FOR OTHER BLESSINGS,
I'M ALREADY BLESSED ENOUGH.
AND, MAY I NEVER BE TOO BUSY
TO HELP ANOTHER BEAR HIS LOAD.
THEN I'LL KEEP ON DRINKING FROM
MY SAUCER
'CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.
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