Part 1 — TO THE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE

Roll on, thou ball, roll on! Through pathless realms of Space Roll on! What though I'm in a sorry case? What though I cannot meet my bills? What though I suffer toothache's ills? What though I swallow countless pills? Never you mind! Roll on! Roll on, thou ball, roll on! Through seas of inky air Roll on! It's true I have no shirts to wear; It's true my butcher's bill is due; It's true my prospects all look blue— But don't let that unsettle you: Never you mind! Roll on! [It rolls on.