Through toil and trouble, triumph, and tears br He spent a lifetime tied to the land br In spite of all problems he thought life was grand br For forty some years he spent teaching school br Though he did some dumb things he was nobody's fool br During the war he served as an infantryman br He survived in good shape when shit hit the fan br He travelled the world; he liked to roam br But come right down to it there's no place like home br He jumped from an airplane at seventy-five br Grandma didn't think he would come out alive br The children surviving have done very well br What more can you ask when the world's going to hell br Don't waste your time mouring, but have a good time br Live while you're alive to the end of the linebr br Edwin Takalabr br