A Brother Slips Away

Seems like just the other day

You and I, we sat and played

Come all ye tramps and hawkers

And the white cockade

Tea was flowing, dice were rolling

We were 20, not much more

And now they say you've crossed over

To that distant shore

And a brother slips away

Like a ship at dawn of day

A brother slips away

Another brother gone

A brother slips away

I reached out my hand too late

A brother slips away

A brother slips away

Juliet, you came up smiling

Wherever life would toss you

You were everybody's friend

Except the fools who crossed you

They rained down death upon your head

You took it in your stride

They'll never knock it out of you

That good old London pride

And a sister slips away

Sing her name to Heaven's gate

A sister slips away

Another sister gone

A sister slips away

I reached out my hand too late

A sister slips away

Yes a sister slips away

Davy, it was through your eyes

That we saw so many things

The dusty feet of pilgrims

The halls of mountain kings

That old poet's vision

Still coursing through your veins

It breaks my heart that I will never

See your face again

And a brother slips away

Like a ship at dawn of day

A brother slips away

Another brother gone

A brother slips away

I reached out my hand too late

A brother slips away

A brother slips away

And a brother slips away

Sing his name to Heaven's gate

A brother slips away

Another brother gone

A brother slips away

I reached out my hand too late

A brother slips away

A brother slips away