
Wear A Poppy Lyrics
- Genre:Country
- Year of Release:2013
Lyrics
Wear a poppy on your chest
Support our country's very best
Those who served, those who died
We remember—with pride
Why do we wear them? What's it for?
Dating back to the first world war
Poppies grew on graves of our dead
John McCrae's poem said
( Lt Col. JOHN McCRAE Canadian Soldier, Physician and Poet who wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields" )
In Flanders Fields where poppies grow
An American woman was the first you know
Wore a poppy in 1918
As a symbol that could be seen
( Moina Michael inspired by McCrae's poem wore and distributed 25 silk poppies at a secretary's conference )
Wear a poppy on your chest
Support our country's very best
Those who served, those who died
We remember—with pride
Made for our legion who
Help veterans and others too
No longer silk but the sentiments there
Yes we do remember and care
( The Royal Canadian Legion- over 320,000 members provide programs and services
for veterans, our military and communities across Canada )
Wear a poppy on your chest
Support our country's very best
Those who served, those who died
We remember—with pride
Last Friday October to November 11
Remember our heroes gone to heaven
Worn on left lapel or near the heart
Placed with thanks as we depart
Wear a poppy on your chest
Support our country's very best
Those who served, those who died
We remember—with pride
Canadians remember you and we are indebted to you
At Remembrance ceremonies, poppies are placed at the cenotaph.
They are not worn after November 11