A Criminal To a War Hero
True story, my uncle was a famous safecracker
Before becoming a soldier in World War I
Known to police in New York City for robbery
The army wanted his skills against the Huns
Employed him to defuse bombs the Germans threw
Into the trenches around the front lines
And also to defuse all the mines around them
Till the end of the war was showing signs
Unfortunately was killed but received a medal of honor
Posthumously for his heroic bravery
Remembered all these many many years later
Made amends for his past so unsavory
When I came along I was named after him
Quite a hero I always looked up to
Before the war, a criminal known to police
After death got the recognition he was due
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