The Ballad of Anna Eberle

Contact: Roger Wilson
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THE BALLAD OF ANNA EBERLE

I WAS JUST A SMALL BOY, ANNA WAS THE LADY NEXT DOOR
HER HUSBAND’S NAME WAS JACK
HE FOUGHT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
THEY CAME DOWN FROM THE CITY
TO THE LITTLE HOUSE AT THE JERSEY SHORE
THEY WANTED TO SPEND THEIR DAYS, HAPPILY FOREVERMORE

JACK UP AND DIED, SOMETIME IN 1958
I WAS ONLY FOUR, BUT REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY
ANNA TOOK IT HARD
I WAS TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT TO SAY
SHE SAID YOU’VE GOT YOUR WHOLE LIFE AHEAD
DO YOUR BEST, BUT JUST ENJOY EACH DAY

(Chorus)
SHE SAID YOU’LL REALIZE ONE DAY WHEN YOU BECOME A MAN
SHE TRIED TO EXPLAIN LIFE BUT I WAS TOO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND
SHE PLANTED THAT SEED IN ME, SHE TAUGHT AND GUIDED ME
THOSE WORDS OF WISDOM FROM MY FRINED… ANNA EBERLE

I WAS ONLY TEN
THE DAY THAT ANNA PASSED AWAY
IT WAS VERY SAD
I LOST A TRUE FRIEND THAT DAY
I WAS BEGINNING TO SEE
THAT LIFE ALWAYS GETS ITS WAY
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
I CAN STILL HEAR ANNA SAY

(To Chorus)