I heard the Red foley vesion of this today at my wife's stepmothers funeral, my cousion sang it at my Grandmother's funeral and I thought it would go well now for Annie. I like Hank Williams's version the best, the original one under his Alias of "Luke the Drifter."
BEYOND THE SUNSET--HANK WILLIAMS
SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, TO WALK THE ROAD ALONE
ILL LIVE IN MEMORY'S GARDEN DEAR, WITH HAPPY DAYS WE'VE KNOWN
IN SPRING I'LL WAIT FOR ROSES RED, WHEN FAITH THE LILACS BLOOM
AND IN EARLY FALL WHEN BROWN LEAVES FALL,
I'LL CATCH A GLIMPSE OF YOU
SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, FOR BATTLES TO BE FOUGHT
EACH THING YOU'VE TOUCHED ALONG THE WAY, WILL BE A HALLOWED SPOT
I'LL HEAR YOUR VOICE ILL SEE YOUR SMILE
THOUGH BLINDLY I MAY GROPE
THE MEMORY OF YOUR HELPING HAND, WILL BUOY ME ON WITH HOPE
BEYOND THE SUNSET OH BLISSFUL MORNING
WHEN WITH OUR SAVIOUR, HEAVEN IS BEGUN
EARTHS TOILING ENDED, OH GLORIOUS DAWNING
BEYOND THE SUNSET WHEN DAY IS DONE
SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, TO FINISH WITH THE SCROLL
NO LESSENING SHADOWS SHALL EVER CREEP IN
TO MAKE THIS LIFE SEEM DROLL
WE'VE KNOWN SO MUCH OF HAPPINESS, WE'VE HAD OUR CUP OF JOY
AND MEMORY IS ONE GIFT OF GOD, THAT DEATH CANNOT DESTROY
I WANT TO KNOW EACH STEP YOU TAKE, THAT I MAY WALK THE SAME
FOR SOMEDAY DOWN THAT LONELY ROAD, YOU'LL HEAR ME CALL YOUR NAME
SHOULD YOU GO FIRST AND I REMAIN, ONE THING ILL HAVE YOU DO
WALK SLOWLY DOWN THAT LONG LONG PATH, FOR SOON ILL FOLLOW YOU
THAT FAIR HOMELAND WE'LL KNOW NO PARTING
BEYOND THE SUNSET FOR EVER MORE
We all loved you Annie, Dear Friend.