So Long Charlie

Every life here on earth
Must come to an end
So, I come here today
To say “Goodbye to An Old Friend”

I was saddened to hear
When Henry called the other night
He made it perfectly clear
Charlie had gone into “That Long Good Night”

We played golf together
In Charlie’s later years
Told a few tall tales
And shared a couple of beers

He would walk up to the tee box
Place the ball on a little white peg
And proceed to outdrive my ball
While just standing, on one leg

He drove dragsters, and rode motorcycles
And he even ventured into flight
And I can still hear him saying
“Boy, You Got That Right”

So I’ll just say so long
To the man we all knew
And it was truly our good fortune
For all of us, to have known you