When I Came Last to Ludlow

Portrait of A.E. Housman
A.E. Housman 1859–1936

When I came last to Ludlow Amidst the moonlight pale, Two friends kept step beside me, Two honest friends and hale.

Now Dick lies long in the churchyard, And Ned lies long in jail, And I come home to Ludlow Amidst the moonlight pale.

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