The Little Chap Who Follows Me


A careful man I want to be;
A little fellow follows me.
I do not want to go astray
For fear he'll go the self-same way.

Not once can I escape his eyes:
What'er he sees me do he tries.
Like me he says he's going to be,
That little chap who follows me.

He thinks that I am good and fine,
Believes in every word of mine.
The base in me he must not see,
That little chap who follows me.

I must remember as I go
Thru summer sun and winter snow,
I'm building for the years to be
That little chap who follows me.