JFK The time was just twelve thirty, Dallas Texas was the spot And everyone knows where they were, when JFK got shot There is so much I could write about, I don’t know where to start Like a movie straight from Hollywood, that tugged at every heart The success and the tragedies, that engulfed the Kennedy clan And the personal life and Politics, that surrounds this famous man He suffered lots of ailments, the history books recall But Jack he was a fighter, and overcame them all He slowly climbed the ladder, and in nineteen sixty one He was finally rewarded, for the hard work he had done And January the 20th, was the momentous day He became president number thirty five, of the mighty USA His reign it did not last for long, but he sure left his mark It’s fare to say he shone a torch, for people in the dark And while he was in office, a few major things took place Like the building of The Berlin Wall, and the competitive space race The Cuban missile crisis, where things got pretty hot And the Bay of Pigs invasion, that cannot be forgot But on November twenty second, of nineteen sixty three A sniper from a window, changed the course of history While travelling in a motorcade, and waving to his fans A gunshot broke the silence, and stalled his many plans Commotion soon took over, there were sirens and alarms But the efforts were all fruitless, he died in Jackie’s arms It’s hard to see how anyone, could justify this crime A wise and youthful president, was shot down in his prime It was Lee Harvey Oswald, that fired the fatal shot But there are questions still unanswered, some say it was a plot A trial, it never happened, Jack Ruby saw to that He pulled a gun on Oswald, and the trail at once went flat Everyone that is old enough, can recall that fateful day When the world lost a great statesman, the unique JFK For just a few months earlier, he came as he had planned He travelled here on Air Force one, to visit Ireland As a country we were honoured, we came to a standstill As we welcomed this great President, all the way from Capitol Hill The village of Dunganstown, was where it all began And now standing here amongst them, was the world’s most powerful man He talked about the famine, and how his great grandfather had to roam And how this journey had been special, he said he had come home Well sadly five months later, his life came to an end America lost their head of state, and Ireland lost a friend He was buried in Virginia, and three years from that day Over sixteen million people, had visited to pray And placed beside his gravestone, an eternal flame shines bright A reminder that his short life, lit an everlasting light He will always be remembered, for his wisdom, charm and smile And we are proud of his connection, with our lovely emerald isle The world lost a great leader, on that November day And no one yet has filled the boots, of President JFK Peter Costello reasons4rhymes
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 01:33:23 +0000
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