"Voyager upon life's sea:β To yourself be true, And whate'er your lot may be, Paddle your own canoe."
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Dr. Edward P. Philpots, Paddle your own Canoe; Written for Harry Clifton. Appeared in Harper's Monthly, May 1854. See Notes and Queries, May 25, 1901, p. 414. Another song written by Mrs. S. K. Bolton has same refrain. Pub. in Family Herald, 1853. Also in Song by Mrs. Sarah Tittle. (Barritt).
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