If your friend appeared to be
Neither friend nor enemy
And you don’t know
Is he good or bad

Take a risk take the guy uphills
Never let him to be alone
Let him always be roped to you
You will see what he is

If uphill he is no good
Gets off colour and rushes back
Step on ice and looks not so nice
Makes a wrong step and cries

He’s an alien man to you
Don’t reprove him this is no use
Such people don’t go uphills
And nobody sings about them

If he didn’t whimper or whine
Gloomy, sullen but moved uphills
And the moment you fell from hills
He was groaning and holding the rope

If he attacked the hill with you
Stood at the top light headed
Then as you rely on yourself
You can rely on him.