The Ballad of Otto Frank

Original tune composed by Steve Macdonald

Inside my soul,
I hear a quiet voice that stirs,
She's calling me,
And I know that she must be heard,
Diary underneath my arm,
Keep my daughter safe from harm,
For she was wise and often smiled,
Oh Lord, preserve my child.

I know she's gone,
The Nazis took her from this world,
She's calling me,
And I know she must be heard,
Through the blinding pain and strife,
Guard her writings with my life,
For she was wise and often smiled,
Oh Lord, preserve my child.

And now I've shared,
My daughter’s words with all the world,
She speaks to all,
And I know that she is heard,
Her stories and her diary,
Are published for the world to see,
The covers all bear her wise smile,
Oh Lord, preserve my child.

August 21, 1998

And one of these days I'll get the chords from Steve and play it.