Captain O’Hare was a mariner brave; <br />He refused to abandon his ship; <br />A hero, he sleeps in a watery grave— <br />And his widow is now Mrs. Bipp, <br />Haw! Haw! <br />His widow is now Mrs. Bipp! <br /> <br />Henri Dupont was a fearless young ace; <br />Five thousand feet up he was hit; <br />Each year on his grave pretty flowers we place— <br />And his widow is now Mrs. Schmitt, <br />Haw! Haw! <br />His widow is now Mrs. Schmitt! <br /> <br />Corporal Dunn was a volunteer bold; <br />He plunged in the deadliest fray; <br />A bayonet thrust laid him out stony cold— <br />And his widow is now Mrs. Gray, <br />Haw! Haw! <br />His widow is now Mrs. Gray! <br /> <br />But Peter McGuck was a cowardly sneak, <br />Like a hound he remained home in fear; <br />When fishing one day he fell into the creek— <br />And his widow is now Mrs. Greer, <br />Haw! Haw! Haw! <br />Mrs. William O’Houlihan Greer!<br /><br />Ellis Parker Butler<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-for-heroes/
