Smile as you go by, buddy,
smile as you go by
Cause I ain't got time to hear
no grown man cry
My pappy was a poor man,
all he ever had was fun
All he had to give me
was the earth, the sky, and the sun
But the greatest thing he told me was,
don't weep and moan
Cause the man who's always cryin' now,
will always cry alone
You just smile as you go by,
buddy, smile as you go by
Cause I ain't got time to
hear no grown man cry
Well, I don't have time to
hear a grown man cry
When your woman leaves you
and you're fightin' back tears
Forget about that wo man,
think about the comin' years
Forget about that woman
who brought you all that pain
There are lots of pretty girls
now you're bound to love again
You just smile as you go by,
buddy, smile as you go by
Cause I ain't got time to hear
her groan and cry
Don't have time to hear her groan
and cry
So all you people travelin'
down life's rocky road
Carryin' all them crosses
and complainin' bout the load
When you come to my house,
just smile as you go by
Cause I ain't got time to
hear no grown man cry
Smile as you go by, buddy, smile as you go by
Smile as you go