Cemetery Lament
Bury me not by runway three
Where the brown bear walks over me
Where the moose do roam and planes you see
O' bury me not by runway three
It makes no difference, so I've been told
Where the body lies, when it grows cold
But grant, I pray, one wish to me
O' bury me not by runway three
Soldotna's airport is not for me
West Redoubt is the place to be
So, honor this my dying plea
Bury me not by runway three
Author's note: Some lines were borrowed from "Don't Bury Me on the Lone Prairie."
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