From The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music:

PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE
Harry Clifton [no date]

1. I've travelled about a bit in my time,
And of troubles I've seen a few;
But found it better in every clime
To paddle my own canoe.
My wants are small. I care not at all
If my debts are paid when due.
I drive away strife in the ocean of life
While I paddle my own canoe.

CHORUS: Then love your neighbour as yourself
As the world you go travelling through;
And never sit down with a tear or a frown,
But paddle your own canoe.

2. I have no wife to bother my life,
No lover to prove untrue;
But the whole day long, with a laugh and a song,
I paddle my own canoe.
I rise with the lark, and from daylight till dark,
I do what I have to do.
I'm careless of wealth if I've only the health
To paddle my own canoe.

3. It's all very well to depend on a friend,
That is, if you've proved him true;
But you'll find it better by far in the end
To paddle your own canoe.
To borrow is dearer by far than to buy:
A maxim, though old, still true.
You never will sigh if you only will try
To paddle your own canoe.

4. If a hurricane rise in the midday skies,
And the sun is lost to view,
Move steadily by with a steadfast eye
And paddle your own canoe.
The daisies that grow in the bright green fields
Are blooming so sweet for you;
So never sit down with a tear or a frown,
But paddle your own canoe.