He's Coming To Us Dead-G.B. Grayson/Henry Whitter

[ti:He Is Coming to Us Dead] [ar:Grayson] [al:Vintage Masters 1927-1929] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]He's Coming To Us Dead - G.B. Grayson/Henry Whitter [00:20.48]One morning when the office was opened [00:22.98]A man quite old in years [00:24.86] [00:25.40]Entered the express office [00:27.87]Showing signs of grief and tears [00:30.28]And when the clerk approached him [00:32.83]The old man then did say [00:35.16]I'm waiting for my boy sir [00:37.73]He's coming home today [00:40.64] [00:49.58]Well you have made a silly mistake [00:52.48]And you must surely know [00:54.77]This is the telegraph office sir [00:57.33]And not a town depot [00:59.55]If your boy is coming home [01:02.31]The clerk did smile and say [01:04.90]You'll find him with the passengers sir [01:07.49]At the station just all the way [01:09.03] [01:27.90]You do not understand me sir [01:30.56]The old man shook his head [01:32.85]He's not a-coming as a passenger [01:35.33]But by express instead [01:37.92] [01:46.47]He's coming home to mother [01:48.75]The old man softly said [01:50.93]He's coming home in a casket sir [01:53.47]He's coming to us dead [01:55.32] [01:56.00]Then a whistle pierced their ears [01:58.44]The express train someone cry [02:00.80]The old man rose in a breathless haste [02:03.23]And quickly rushed outside [02:06.20] [02:14.66]Then a long white casket [02:16.64]Was lowered to the ground [02:18.45] [02:18.97]The scene was filled with the grief and pain [02:21.63]Of those who gathered around [02:23.59]Do not treat him harshly boys [02:25.65] [02:26.21]It contains our darling jack [02:28.47]He went away as you boys are [02:30.89]This way he's coming back [02:32.63] [02:33.23]He broke his poor old mother's heart [02:35.30] [02:35.99]Her fears have all come true [02:38.17]She said its the way that he'd come back [02:40.72]If he joined the boys in blue