Tuesday 16 November 2010

Song: Remembrance Day

This is a song by Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) dedicated to Remembrance Day.

On your maypole green
See the winding morris men
Angry Alfie, Bill and Ken
Waving hankies, sticks and books
All the earthen roofs

Standing at the crease

The batsman takes a look around
The boys are fielding on home ground
The steeple sharp against the blue
When I think of you

Sam and Andy

Jack and John
Charlie, Martin
Jamie, Ron
Harry, Stephen
Will and Don
Matthew, Michael

On and on


We will remember them

Remember them
Remember them

We will remember them

Remember them
Remember them

Time has slipped away

The Summer sky to Autumn yields
A haze of smoke across the fields
Let's sup and fight another round
And walk the stublbed ground

When November brings

The poppies on Remembrance Day
When the vicar comes to say
Lest we forget our sons

We will remember them

Remember them
Remember them

We will...

1 comment:

  1. Joaquín Martínez16 November 2010 at 17:37

    Remenber an important thing:

    World War I 1914-1918
    World War II 1939-1975

    Great Mark knopfler.

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