Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker. Set in a fictional United States Army military post, it is among the oldest comic strips still being produced by the original creator. Over the years, Mort Walker has been assisted by (among others) Jerry Dumas, Bob Gustafson, Frank Johnson and Walker's sons Neal, Brian and Greg Walker. The latter is currently credited on the strip.
Beetle was originally a college student at Rockview University. The characters in that early strip were modeled after Walker's fraternity brothers at the University of Missouri. On March 13, 1951, during the strip's first year, Beetle quit school and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he has remained ever since.
I believe for every drop
Of rain that fa-alls
A flower grow-ows
Woh, I believe that somewhere
In the darkest ni-ight
A candle glow-ows
I believe for everyone
Who goes astray-ay
Someone will come
Who shows the way
I believe, I belie-ieve
I believe above the storm
The smallest prayer
Will still be hear-eard
Woh, I believe that someone
In the great somewhere-ere
Hears e-every wor-ord
Every time I hear
A newborn baby cry-y
Or touch a leaf
Or see the sky-y
Then I know why...
I belie-ieve
Mm-hmm-hmm-hmm
I-I belie-ieve
I, I-I belie-ieve [fade]