When the cock begins to crow

Many sluggards I have seen
Of many I have read
Who waste away their precious time
By being fond of bed;
But if you will take my advice -
You'll find it good and true -
How to gain both health and wealth
I'll quickly tell to you.

Jump out of bed, jump out of bed,
For lying long looks lazy,
If the morn be wet or dry,
Or if it should be hazy;
Light or dark, get up with the lark,
Don't care for frost or snow.
Jump out of bed, jump out of bed,
When the cock begins to crow.

I never saw a lazy man
I could depend upon,
I never saw a lazy man
Who ever did get on;
Idle and inactive
They will lie in bed all day,
For they prefer just like the sloth
To sleep their time away.

I love to see the farmer
In the fields at early morn,
He looks so gay and happy
As he works among the corn;
Early off to bed he goes,
Too long he never sleeps,
For well he knows the adage -
He must sow before he reaps.

So if you would be healthy,
Wealthy, prosperous and wise,
Never lie and slumber
When the sun is in the skies;
Spend your evenings soberly,
And don't stay out too late,
Be early up to sow the seed
And the harvest will be great.