The Old Balladeer Poem by Francis Duggan

He has sung his last song the old balladeer
Often at the local pub where he drank many a beer
As one who knew the words of many a song
He always felt happy in the sing along
A grandfather many times predeceased by his wife
He was one who did seem for to enjoy life
The town for him in it a happier place
He always did have a big smile on his face
The old balladeer was a likeable man
In his eighty fourth year of time quite a span
He had not been well for a short while when of a heart attack he died
His children and grandchildren at his bedside
He was quite a good person of him one can say
The old balladeer who was buried today.