Roland Bradfute -- Don't Cry For Me!


Inspired by: Roland Bradfute
Only written by: A Friend
 
Don't cry for me my loved ones
for I'm soaring above the bright blue,
don't cry for me my loved ones 
for it's me who should feel sorry for you!

But in heaven there are no sorrows,
that's part of the human side 
Why right now I'm eating a bowl of Bluebell,
and having seconds of buttermilk pie!

You see we never have to watch our weight,
Count calories or cholesterol,
We never feel bad, never grow old 
Never take tylenol!

My brothers E H, Warner, Eugene and I
Just finished a game of 42
Brad I wish Duward and you would hurry along 
Cause I need a partner in a game of horseshoes!

This morning I looked out my mansions window
And saw quite a spectacular thing 
in my green pastures I saw a whole field full of bucks
The kind  in Texas Trophy Hunters Magazine!

Now I know you might think I'm streaching the truth,
when I tell you this fishing tale
While I was by the still waters, I threw in a line
And caught a catfish the size of a whale!

Well he put up quite a fight
Almost sunk my boat that day
But I landed that rascal as you might expect
Cause up here the big ones don't ever get away!

Bobo, Glenda, Michelle,
my twins Judy and Eugene,
grab your families and get on up here 
or you'll miss the fried catfish 
and homemade ice cream!

Cause I'm throwing a party for the Angels
We're gonna have a mighty good time today
Besides I need help frying all this up
You ought to see the size of this fishes fillet!

Listen!  the saints are playing a little blue grass,
They make Branson seem mighty slow, 
Why Moses can sure play a good fiddle 
and St. Peter picks a mighty mean banjo!

Cynthia my love I miss you,
But the fish bite up here all the day long
when you come could you bring my fishing pole 
and a couple of buckets that we can sit on!

you see I got a pretty place picked out by the river,
you'll find me waiting in the shade of a cottonwood tree 
it kind of reminds me of the Nueces river 
where we camped out on our first Anniversary!

Yeah I'm having a mighty fine time here,
There's no rattlesnakes, spiders or thorns 
only one problem, there's nothing broke up here,
for me to tinker with, fix or work on!

Ya know we all got a day like today coming 
But for me it ain't really that bad
I guess I would a been pretty upset though
If somebody here wasn't sad!

Yeah there's lots of Bradfute's in heaven 
Some I only heard of or just barely knew
There's some that I thought, just wouldn't make it up here
So Cameron, I reckon there's still hope for you!

So don't cry for me my loved ones 
It's for you whom I should pray,
for having to deal with worldly troubles 
that really don't matter much anyway!

Don't cry for me my love ones 
But make God the center of your communion,
So when we all get to heaven we'll gather around
And have a great big Bradfute family reunion! 
 


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