Our World War Begins Today

One 8 year old on a balcony

Of an orphanage home to many

The year was 1941 

The bombing had just begun

But Audrie did not run away 

For our World War begins today

She stared down at the playing kids

Then sister came barging in

"She pulled the plug on the jukebox"

For what happened next was not a shock

"Pearl Harbor was bombed" said sister

But no one would talk or even stir

Pearl Harbor was unknown that Sunday

But our World War began that day

A little while later

A film they would wait for

"Every Wednesday we would have a movie"

A Disney film they would see

But before the flick was put on

They would sing a certain type of song

"Let's remember Pearl Harbor" they would sing

And the children were such darlings

That they didn't know what Pearl Harbor was

But they knew their lives were a gift from above

For in the war days one had to pray

As our World War begins today 

And now dear reader you must know

That there is much time to grow

Please cherish all your memories 

As you may go down in history

But you might not have much time

For our life on earth is a short little line

And their World War went down that day

But the third war begins today