Poppies of Remembrance

Time, to buy our poppies To remember once again remember those who died for us And those who were just maimed We must also remember Those, who lost their loved ones Mothers, sister’s, daughters Fathers, brothers, son's What a lot of us can't imagine What torment that must be But they all gave their lives for us To make our country free In one hundred years Two wars some endured lost fathers in the 1st, sons in the last This fighting is absurd And still we send our menfolk To fight the wars abroad Please end this madness I beg thee dear lord... We think we're in recession But do we really know The hardships that our grandparents Suffered against the foe Bombed out of house and home Nowhere else to go Then all neighbours rallied round To help they were not slow Rationing came about For food, for clothes, for fuel From just scrag ends of meat Made appetizing gruel Women took over men’s jobs In factories, farms and such Blackouts, sirens, shelters Hardship there was much Army, air force and navy Were not the only ones But fire-fighters, nurses, doctors Air raid wardens, everyone They all played some part In winning against the foe Many lost their lives A dreadful way to go Some might say its better To die instantly my friends For many, many suffered In agony till the end We can’t possibly imagine What it's like there at the front Many months of fighting With no end in sight In trenches, Your comrades all about you lying Water logged and stinking, Lying, crying, dying. So please stand in silence Remember, remember them They fought for our freedom Our women and our men