Who is that sitting over there dad?
He looks old and tired and down.

That my boy is a war hero,
Who goes by the name of Mr. Brown.

What did he do to look so glum?
Did he lose someone close and dear?

My boy he has fought many wars,
And was a Royal Engineer.

Why don’t you ask him son,
Of the things he used to do?

Maybe he’ll tell his stories,
Listen intently, they are quite true.

Excuse me sir, may I ask something?
Did you really fight in the war?

Yes I’m afraid I did my lad,
And a many foreign tour.

I was a Sapper young man,
A soldier with a trade.

I used to be a carpenter,
but a few others I have played.

I built bridges in the desert,
And...