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Poem by Ellis Parker Butler


Song for Heroes


Captain O’Hare was a mariner brave;
He refused to abandon his ship;
A hero, he sleeps in a watery grave—
And his widow is now Mrs. Bipp,
      Haw! Haw!
His widow is now Mrs. Bipp!

Henri Dupont was a fearless young ace;
Five thousand feet up he was hit;
Each year on his grave pretty flowers we place—
And his widow is now Mrs. Schmitt,
      Haw! Haw!
His widow is now Mrs. Schmitt!

Corporal Dunn was a volunteer bold;
He plunged in the deadliest fray;
A bayonet thrust laid him out stony cold—
And his widow is now Mrs. Gray,
      Haw! Haw!
His widow is now Mrs. Gray!

But Peter McGuck was a cowardly sneak,
Like a hound he remained home in fear;
When fishing one day he fell into the creek—
And his widow is now Mrs. Greer,
      Haw! Haw! Haw!
Mrs. William O’Houlihan Greer!



Ellis Parker Butler


Ellis Parker Butler's other poems:
  1. A Scotchman Whose Name Was Isbister
  2. Djolan
  3. Says Mister Doojabs
  4. The Wood Nymph
  5. To May


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