Mental Working Song

   We are a' reading, read, read, reading -
   We are a' reading in the Ragged School;
We are reading in a Book far brighter than the sun,
Which promises a crown when our earthly race is run!
   We are a' reading, read, read, reading -
   We are a' reading in the Ragged School.

   We are a' writing, write, write, writing -
   We are a' writing in the Ragged School;
Oh! some are writing prose, and some are writing rhyme -
Some of it is so-so, and some of it sublime!
   We are a' writing, write, write, writing -
   We are a' writing in the Ragged School.

   We are a' learning, learn, learn, learning -
   We are a' learning in the Ragged School,
Geography and history; - some little ragged chaps
Are turning the world round and round, and running o'er the maps!
   We are a' learning, learn, learn, learning -
   We are a' learning in the Ragged School.

We are a' singing, sing, sing, singing -
We are a' singing, in the Ragged School;
We are singing glorious music, that soul-refining art -
We are singing from Beethoven, from Handel and Mozart!
We are a' singing, sing, sing, singing -
We are a' singing, in the Ragged School.

   We are a' thinking, think, think, thinking -
   We are a' thinking in the Ragged School;
Each working head and heart is thinking of a plan
How best to work his part when he grows to be a man!
   We are a' thinking, think, think, thinking -
   We are a' thinking in the Ragged School.

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