They took old Danny Boy for a ride    From the arms of his bride to be    Threw him into the murky waters    By the dog biscuit factory    Quick dry the tears and stifle cheers    As he sinks just like a stone    Footprints set in sentimental cement    Now burden down his bones    Lest we forget    Here lies the Great unknown    My my my Delilah    Who's the butcher that you harbour    Take the rich man to the cleaners    And the strong man to the barber    From her face down to her torso    Sort of gruesome only more so    Hooks and eyes, fingers and thumbs    Ladies and gentlemen here she comes    The Great unknown       Where shall we sing    At a wedding or a wake    Whose name shall we cherish    And for whose sake       Now this year's cannon fodder    Tell the future general's jokes    They were keeping the home fires burning    As we slipped out for a smoke    Though the VIP's sang "Wooden Heart"    The band played "Hearts of Oak"       Chorus      And here comes the day I shall perish all alone    Say here lies the Great unknown