Seasons of the ukulele season 124 ' Ready, Set, Write'

Well this weeks challange we have to write an original song. Well this is a collaboration between myself and my dear pal down under PaBrizzer (Brian) I wrote the \lyrics and i messaged Pa and he kindly worked out some music for me. Thank you so much Brian for your help mate.
This song is dedicated to my dad.

DAD --Lyrics written by David J Mascall & Pabrizzer (Brian) 2014
Am_______________________________G
The doctor came and he took your soul away,
F________________________________________Am
The house is empty now, And guess it will stay that way.
G_____________________________Am
A ray of sunshine bounced across a shelf
G____________________________Am
A sea of particles surrounded by myself.

All other verses the same except for the bridge
It's been five years and my feelings are still raw,
I cannot bare to drive near your front door,
The sound of children playing in the yard,
That was my playground, my mind would travel far.

I've treated this like a bridge
F__________________________Am
My pets and grandad they are buried there to,
F________________________Am
The weeping willow in the photo of you.

Sometimes I see you out the corner of my eye,
Gives me the hope that I get to say goodbye.
But you still burn real bright, in my heart and in my soul,
Till were together side by side in that hole.

I put some flowers by your grave last night,
The rabbits jumped about startled by the fright,
The birds were singing, leaves rustled in the trees
I kissed your headstone as sat bended on my knees.

The open field's dad, they sure are a great view,
Everyone tells me I'm looking more and more like you.
But that's okay I guess in fact I'm rather proud,
Cos I'm not half the man, that still rocks my world.

[DougFrink]

A very moving tribute, and great idea to get Pa involved, great collaboration.

[berniarmstrong]

I can only echo Wendy and Linda on this one. So personal and yet so universal. Real Pa tune too! THUMBS UP.

[OnlyUkeThatMatters]

Thoughtful, heartfelt lyrics; great songwriting collaboration; your steady strumming on that baritone is a perfect accompaniment. Great work, Daveey. Muchas gracias.

[myoriginalsongsandparodies]

Very sweet song for you good 'ol dad. Really enjoyed (:

[BirdsEyeViewOfMyUke]

what a sad but beautiful song.  and a lovely musical collaboration.  you and the uke sound great

[lindalouden]

This was fantastic Dave and Pa. Very nice lyrically and nice tune too:) Great job!

[AlanThornton]

Man, that's a fine song. Well done. I'd like to hear more originals from you.

[Frisbeefred]

Wow.  This is just great.  I hope you perform a bunch more of your own songs.  Can definitely here the Pa influence too.  Really well done, sir.

[UkeCan]

Daveey, what a beautiful, touching song.  I could feel your love for your dad in your words and in your performance.  Brian did a lovely job creating the perfect musical background for your sentiments.  Nicely done, both of you.  Have you written other originals?  I hope to hear more of them from you.