Oh Shropshire Lad, look in my eyes, and
tell me one more time
The glory and the fortune one gains
dying in his prime--
To fling the heavy discus far
but never hear its fall
To only know life\'s largest thrills
and never feel the small--
Oh don\'t deny, my lightfoot lad
Death was your greatest fear
So did you prove, avoiding it for
For seventy-seven years!