It's easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song,
But the man worth while is the one who can smile when everything goes
wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble,
And it always comes with years.
And the smile that is worth the praises of the earth,
Is the smile that shines through the years.
May your heart be warm and happy,
With the lilt of Irish laughter,
Every day in every way,
And forever and ever after.
Here's to a fellow who smiles when life runs along like a song.
And here's to the lad who can smile when everything else goes wrong.
May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.
Grant me a sense of humour, Lord,
The saving grace to see a joke,
To win some happiness
And pass it on to other folk.
May the mist of Irish magic
Shorten every road,
May you taste the sweetest pleasures
That fortune ere bestowed,
And may all your friends remember
All the favors you are owed.
