The saddest thing I ever heard Was the death of a kind old man This old man lay dead for three weeks And no one knew he was gone In a modern day, soulless community Where peoples hearts are cold A kind old man was left to rot And no one else was told
Chorus: So goodbye my old friend your memories safe with me Your wise words and your warmth and your kind personality So goodbye my old friend, Your kind are never gone My friend Magnus, enjoy your rest Now that your Earth walk is done
A German soldier taken prisoner in the war Brought to England, kept in prison until Germany stood no more So much lost in his homeland he remained over here And here he stayed until he died, a man who knew no fear
So now Magnus, I write this song, so others will know your name And those who left you in your home Let them hang their heads in shame You did so much for others, now I do this for you A song to hail your name for a man who's heart was true!