Where's John John?

The children were 6, 9, and 11
Old enough to know that he was special
But too young to grasp what he meant

They would try to wait up
On a mid summer's night
For the man the whole world adored
He was their uncle, just Uncle John
Being famous meant nothing, to all of them
Just a fact

He still smelled after runs
And picked his nose sometimes
A bit like everyone else

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Where's John John tonight?
My Uncle John
Is he gone, too?

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Word arrives on the island
And John, Tatiana, and Rose must be told

Uncle John is in heaven tonight
With Carolyn and Lauren, too
They died in a plane crash off the coast

It's OK to be sad, and to cry
You'll have no first cousins
Some things can't be helped
But he's safe now, with those who went before

Don't ever feel cheated
Your uncle was 38, old enough
To have lived
More than most
He gave us much
More than we can repay

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Where's my John John tonight?
Where's my Uncle John?
Now he's gone, too