There's a different verse in the 'Free Four' from the movie.
Reprinted from the Echoes FAQ
From "The Valley Obscured By Clouds" (Warner Home Video.). Here are the lyrics
of 'Free Four' in the film version:
(fades in ...)
Are the deeds of a man in his prime
You shuffle in the gloom of a sick room
And talk to yourself as you die
And life is a short warm moment
- And death is a long cold rest
You get your chance to try
In the twinkling of an eye
In eighty years with luck
Or even less
So take my advice
And cut yourself a slice
And try not to make it too big
'Cause things are hard to grow
And I can tell you
'Cause I know
It's better not to make yourself sick
(jumps horribly to the following...)
He was buried like a mole in a foxhole
And everyone's still on the run
And who is the master of foxhounds
- And who says the hunt has begun?
- And who calls the tune in the courtroom
- And who beats the funeral drum?
The memories of a man in his old age
Are the deeds of a man in his prime
You shuffle in the gloom of a sick room
(fades out)
- - Lines preceeded by this mark are sung differently in the movie
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