Why are they selling poppies mummy?
Selling poppies in town to-day.
The poppies child are flowers of love
For the men who marched away.
But why have they chosen poppies mummy?
Why not a beautiful rose?
Because my child men fought and died in the fields where poppies grow.
But why are the poppies so red mummy?
Why are the poppies red?
Red is the colour of blood my child
The blood our soldiers shed.
The heart of the poppy is black mummy
Why does it have to be black?
Black is the symbol of grief my child for the men who never came back.
But why mummy are you crying so,
Your tears are giving you pain.
My tears are fear for you my child,
That the world is forgetting again.
Author Unknown?
Regards
Bill Newman
Selling poppies in town to-day.
The poppies child are flowers of love
For the men who marched away.
But why have they chosen poppies mummy?
Why not a beautiful rose?
Because my child men fought and died in the fields where poppies grow.
But why are the poppies so red mummy?
Why are the poppies red?
Red is the colour of blood my child
The blood our soldiers shed.
The heart of the poppy is black mummy
Why does it have to be black?
Black is the symbol of grief my child for the men who never came back.
But why mummy are you crying so,
Your tears are giving you pain.
My tears are fear for you my child,
That the world is forgetting again.
Author Unknown?
Regards
Bill Newman
