Show V eb IMF g ULI AMU tm I 1 ax t fly DEAR OL DAD kindly common sort ol 01 man he was kindly as his hia smile common as his talk an style lived throughout his mortal span with a faith an fear an trust of his ruler lived as though he d be called that day to go back agin into the dust willing helpful soul who had twice his shard to carry through twice his lot of work to do uncomplaining dear ol 01 dad half imposed on by the rest of us who unthinkingly gave him half our tears though we loved him dearly none the less burdened him with all our woes boes gave to him that he might share every little grief an care that comes to a life an goes took em to his he heart artan an glad like his own our tears our pain helped us to ourselves again bless his memry dear ol 01 dad kept the troubles of his own for his own an bore them through were they many or but few to us they were scarcely known suffered when it came his way bore it in his turn an still his every ill for a purpose so hed say loved men for their good or bad left their judgment unto he who might do it righteously glorious spirit dear 01 dad alkali ike |