O Tower of London
By Bob Scott
What reverence you have shown me
As rivers of blood red poppies in your moat do flow
That to match the eyes of Families of long ago
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As news of another Son for the cause
Had lost his life to set his Country free
Pain and anguish of broken hearts felt
Another family paid the ultimate price
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Your poppies stand so strong and upright
In their magnificent coat of Red
Not so! Those of Flanders Fields
So trodden by Soldiers underfoot
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Tower of London you have shown your hand
In Proud Remembrance of all those passed
And those too, of the Present
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"O" Tower ! Your poppies will not wilt as those passed, but serve as a shining light
In that of thousands of homes throughout this land
And that of others from lands far beyond these shores
That stood forward in our hour of need.
As rivers of blood red poppies in your moat do flow
That to match the eyes of Families of long ago
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As news of another Son for the cause
Had lost his life to set his Country free
Pain and anguish of broken hearts felt
Another family paid the ultimate price
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Your poppies stand so strong and upright
In their magnificent coat of Red
Not so! Those of Flanders Fields
So trodden by Soldiers underfoot
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tower of London you have shown your hand
In Proud Remembrance of all those passed
And those too, of the Present
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"O" Tower ! Your poppies will not wilt as those passed, but serve as a shining light
In that of thousands of homes throughout this land
And that of others from lands far beyond these shores
That stood forward in our hour of need.