Piper to the End

When I leave this world behind me To another I will go If there are no pipes in heaven I'll be going down below If friends in time may severe Someday we will meet again I'll return to leave you never Be a piper to the end This has been a day to die for Now the day has almost done Up above a choir of seabirds Turns to face the setting sun The evening dawn is calling And all the hills are burning red And before the night comes falling Clouds are lined with golden thread We watched the fires together Shared our quarters for a while Walked the dusty roads together Came so many miles Well today's a day to die on Now the day is almost done Here the pipes will lay beside me Silent will the battle drum If friends in time may severe Someday here we will meet again I return to leave you never Be a piper to the end --- Piper to the End - Seán Keane