[Verse 1]
Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder
Why it should be thus all the day long
While there are others living about us
Never molested though in the wrong

[Chorus]
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up, my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by

[Verse 2]
When death has come and taken our loved ones
Leaving our home life so lonesome and drear
While there are others living about us
Never molested though in the wrong

[Chorus]
Farther along we'll know all about it
Farther along we'll understand why
Cheer up, my brothers, live in the sunshine
We'll understand it all by and by