Oh wondrous moon in the sky, that shines upon the lake

Time stands still in this paradise, the place that Nature did make

Shadows dancing in its beams, and couples holding hands

Vows are pledged by young and old, this place in these fair lands

A women is sitting by her fire, and stares at the fire that's red

She sees a soldier beckoning her, with whom she was to wed

By the lake that they had admired, and on that moonlit night

He promised he would marry her, after he'd been to fight

Curly hair and a hearty laugh, she could see his cheeky grin

Her memories of him will never fade, and her love for him

Alas, he never did return, to the promise he made that day

His grave is in a battlefield, another life wasted away

Killed at the battle for Juno Beach, a sacrifice that he gave

There is no place of rest for him, not even a proper grave

He lost his life fighting, defending what he thought was right

To make a world that's free to us all, in God's given sight

RON BOOTH