He was born in Columbus Ohio
But he traveled far and wide
What could be finer, a boy off in China
On a magical carpet ride

He thought he might be in the movies
Or maybe just a regular guy
Young as the dawn, a little head-strong
But not in a hurry to die

He came back from the war in pieces
Like crumbs fallen off of a plate
Now his heart is buried in Jersey
And his body's buried upstate

His momma and daddy still cry now and then
His sister, she still isn't right
She lost an only brother, they lost an only son
They're missing him day and night

It's been a year since they lost Augie,
A year ago Augie was killed
Now there's a hole in the soul of their universe,
The hole that Augie once filled

Now Augie's back in Ohio
Resting in peace so we say
It's been a year since we lost Augie
Seems like just yesterday

It's been a year since we lost Augie
And though we didn't know him too well
There's a hole in the soul of our universe
The hole Augie once filled