In Memory of Andy Griffith

In Memory of Andy Griffith

By Elton Camp

It's bad news that we received today
The actor Andy Griffith passed away

For decades he's kept us entertained
As Sheriff Taylor he has remained

The passing years have passed on by
Old age came and Andy had to die

It was as Matlock that I liked him best
Not with Bee, Opie, Barney & the rest

Mayberry was a town just far too sweet
To some, that fantasy world can't be beat

But one of his best roles that I ever saw
He played an insane, murderous grandpa

That he could play roles so diverse 
Makes me miss him all the worse
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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