During World War I, a competition was held for the best morale-building song. British Staff Sergeant Felix Powell wrote the music for a song called "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile" in 1915 - the song that won first prize. The song has since been called "perhaps the most optimistic song ever written."
Ironically, Felix Powell committed suicide in 1942.
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