WALK A LITTLE PLAINER, DADDY

"Walk a little plainer, Daddy,"

said a little boy so frail;

"I'm following in your footsteps,

and you must lead me well."

Sometimes your steps are very plain -

sometimes they are hard to see;

So walk a little plainer, Daddy,

for you are leading me.

"I know that once you walked this way,

many years ago;

And what you did along the way,

I'd really like to know;

For sometimes, when I am tempted,

I don't know what to do;

So walk a little plainer, Daddy,

for i must follow you!

"Someday when I am all grown up,

you are like I want to be;

Then I will have a little boy

who will want to follow me;

And I will want to lead him right,

And help him to be true;

So walk a little plainer, Daddy,

For we must follow you.

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