Can anyone give me information about this song? I don't know the air or who wrote it. My great grandmother used to sing it, and she's been dead since 1930. Apparently, the man who made it up was fond of drink and when under the influence got up to sing one night at a concert. The crowd started to snigger at him and he made this up while he stood there. So the story goes.

Let each man learn to know himself,
To gain that knowledge let him labour,
Improve the failing in himself,
That he condemns so in his neighbour,

And in self judgement, if you find,
Your deeds to others superior,
To you, has providence been kind,
As you should be to those inferior,

And when you meet an erring one,
Whose deeds to you are false and shameless,
Consider, err you cast the stone,
That you yourself are pure and blameless,

Example sheds a genial ray,
That oft times men are apt to borrow,
So first improve yourself today,
And then improve your friend tomorrow.

Any help??????
Regards Mick Bracken