The Great Unknown

[Verse 1]

They took old Danny Boy for a ride

From the arms of his bride to be

Threw him into the murky waters

By the dog biscuit factory

Quick, dry the tears and stifle the cheers

As he sinks just like a stone

Footprints set in sentimental cement

Now burden down his bones

Lest we forget

Here lies the great unknown

[Verse 2]

My my my Delilah

Who's the butcher that you harbor?

Take the rich man to the cleaners

And the strong man to the barber

From her face down to her torso

Sort of gruesome, only more so

Hooks and eyes, fingers and thumbs

Ladies and gentlemen, here she comes

The great unknown

[Chorus]

What shall we sing

At a wedding or a wake?

Whose name shall we cherish

And for whose sake?

[Verse 3]

Now this year's cannon fodder

Tell the future general's jokes

They were keeping the home fires burning

As we slipped out for a smoke

Though the VIP's sang "Wooden Heart"

The band played "Hearts of Oak"

[Chorus]

What shall we sing

At a wedding or a wake?

Whose name shall we cherish

And for whose sake?

And come the day I shall perish all alone

Say "Here lies the great unknown"