Chorus:
The first he was a friend of mine
i knew him as a child
the second was a teacher man he moulded many minds
the third they calles him grandad
i can hear his tunes been played
now side by side on holy ground
their bodies they are laid.

Richard was my friend
when i first landed in this town
a little red haired kid back then
he never wore a frown
we laughed and played 'til sunset
through quarry field and stream
on the day that he was found
i thought it was a dream.

Chorus:
The first he was a friend of mine
i knew him as a child
the second was a teacher man he moulded many minds
the third they calles him grandad
i can hear his tunes been played
now side by side on holy ground
their bodies they are laid.

The second man i speak of
Jack it was his name
his pupils called him master
and they ware not to blame
Kilkenny was his place of birth
a local sporting man
although i did not know him well
i was his biggest fan.

Chorus:
The first he was a friend of mine
i knew him as a child
the second was a teacher man he moulded many minds
the third they calles him grandad
i can hear his tunes been played
now side by side on holy ground
their bodies they are laid.

The third wise man was George by name
a grandad to us all
i used to mind his cat for him
as fishing he would go
and at night you'd hear his music
on harmonica he'd play
what happened that October night
not one of us could say.

Chorus:
The first he was a friend of mine
i knew him as a child
the second was a teacher man he moulded many minds
the third they calles him grandad
i can hear his tunes been played
now side by side on holy ground
their bodies they are laid.