Captain O'Hare was a mariner brave;
He refused to abandon his ship;
A hero, he sleeps in a watery grave-
And his widow is now Mrs. Bipp,
Haw! Haw!
His widow is now Mrs. Bipp!
Henri Dupont was a fearless young ace;
Five thousand feet up he was hit;
Each year on his grave pretty flowers we place-
And his widow is now Mrs. Schmitt,
Haw! Haw!
His widow is now Mrs. Schmitt!
Corporal Dunn was a volunteer bold;
He plunged in the deadliest fray;
A bayonet thrust laid him out stony cold-
And his widow is now Mrs. Gray,
Haw! Haw!
His widow is now Mrs. Gray!
But Peter McGuck was a cowardly sneak,
Like a hound he remained home in fear;
When fishing one day he fell into the creek-
And his widow is now Mrs. Greer,
Haw! Haw! Haw!
Mrs. William O'Houlihan Greer!
Song For Heroes
Ellis Parker Butler
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Poem topics: brave, fear, fishing, hero, home, young, bold, place, cold, pretty, year, Valentine's Day, grave, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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