Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ode to erik, by dad

HE LIVED IN A NICE HOUSE
HAD FAMILY BY THE SCORE
HE WAS IN HIS INDUSTRY
A CAPTAIN WHO GAVE MORE

O, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS
INDEED, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS

HE WORKED FOR HIS FAMILY
WAS ALWAYS FOR THEM, THERE
HE ANSWERED THEIR FAIR NEEDS
WITH SMILE AND LOVING CARE

O, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS
INDEED, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS

HIS FRIENDS, THEY DID LOVE HIM
FOR HIS LOYALTY AND WIT
HIS MOVEMENTS AMONGST THEM
GAVE MEMORIES OF GOOD FIT

O, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS
INDEED, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS

AS LIFE MOVED ON WITH HIM
HIS BLESSINGS DID HE COUNT
THE FUTURE, IT DID LOVE HIM
BUT FATE IT WAS IN DOUBT

O, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS
INDEED, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS


THE MIRACLE AS HE NAMED IT
CAME TO HIM WITHOUT WAIT
ALL SCIENCE IN THE WORLD
COULD NOT UNDO HIS FATE

O, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS
INDEED, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS

SO WITH GRACE AND SUCH COURAGE
DID THIS LAD THEN ABIDE
‘TILL ONE DAY DID HE SMILE
LAID HIS HEAD DOWN AND DIED

BUT O, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS
INDEED, WHAT A LUCKY MAN HE WAS