A song dedicated to the heroes of wars on Remembrance Day
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Story behind the song
November 11 is Remembrance Day. During this time we buy the little red flower to remember the heroes who died in the wars! We have a dear one close to our hearts, my wife's father! This is dedicated to WONG SZE MOY. My wife was but three when they to
Lyrics
Little Red Flower
© November 11, 2014 Stan Loh
Intro
Verse 1
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The little red flower pinned on the left of my coat,
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So stately and sombre the stories it wrote,
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The memories can’t buy you the tears that once fell,
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The crosses and tombstones that bade them farewell.
Verse 2
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One petal for courage that tasted the blood,
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One petal for mistakes that ended in mud,
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Another lone petal can’t tell where’s the limb,
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The last crimson petal folded eyes going dim.
Chorus
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Go buy a poppy to remember the dead,
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Go buy a poppy cause the shores were all red,
Bagpipe Instrumental
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
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It rains in November and the cold will remind,
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The dear ones were fallen for the ones left behind,
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The young must remember the pain of the wars,
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The little red flower will shame ever more.
Repeat Chorus twice