IF IT SHOULD BE
IF IT BE I GROW FRAIL AND WEAK
AND PAIN SHOULD WAKE ME FROM MY SLEEP
THAN YOU MUST DO WHAT MUST BE DONE
FOR THIS LAST BATTLE CAN'T BE WON
YOU WILL BE SAD I UNDERSTAND
DON'T LET YOUR GRIEF THEN STAY YOUR HAND
FOR THIS DAY MORE THAN ALL THE REST
YOUR LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP STAND THE TEST
WE'VE HAD SO MANY HAPPY YEARS
WHAT IS TO COME WILL HOLD NO FEARS
YOU'LL NOT WANT ME TO SUFFER SO
WHEN THE TIME COMES PLEASE LET ME GO
I KNOW IN TIME YOU TO WILL SEE
IT IS A KINDNESS YOU DO TO ME
ALTHOUGH MY TAIL ITS LAST HAS WAVED
FROM PAIN AND SUFFERING I'VE BEEN SAVED
DO NOT GRIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE YOU
WHO HAS TO DECIDE THIS THING TO DO
WE'VE BEEN SO CLOSE WE TWO THESE YEARS
DON'T LET YOUR HEART HOLD ANY TEARS