Give me the blood red poppy, br With one black beady eye br Bobbing in the wind br On hairy green stalk br Home to the spider br Jewel of the corn field br Cheery wayside friend br Beacon in the mud of Flanders br Flashing danger br And hope br Living among the dead br Give me the blood red poppy br Not a paper reproduction br Pinned on my chest br I would rather wear my heart br On my sleeve and say br Thank you br To those br Who, without ceremony br Gave their life br Rightly—or wrongly br I will remember br I do remember, br Who could forget?br br Lucy Burrowbr br