in the middle of my mourning sits joy like a happy child in the middle of this death i must cry with life for a while That's how all the verses go, along with the intro thingie. and death is great we are in his keep, laughing an whole when we feel deep in life he dares weep, deep in our soul and you are gone but you are perfect now and you like to dress you wear dresses that never fade I think the but I'm not sure and you are gone my mother cried she said you'd gone away but you are perfect now and now a part of me must do the same and you like to dress but i know i must be thankful that you wear dresses that never fade you wear dresses that never fade