Somebody scoffed, Oh, you'll never to that --
At least no one ever has done it;
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew, he'd begun it.
Source: In Inspiring Quotations, by Albert W. Wells, Jr., 1988.
-- Edgar A Guest, (Aug 20 1881-1959), US poet, journalist; He was noted for homespun verse collections; Hosted Detroit radio show, 1931-42; wrote Just Folks, 1917 and Heap O' Livin!, 1916.