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Photo courtesy of Huffington Post  Former President Barack Obama spoke at the funeral of Senator John McCain on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Senator McCain had specifically requested the former presidents Obama and George W. Bush deliver their reflections at the service.

Renee Fleming  Singer Renee Fleming gave a power rendition of the Irish lullaby, Danny Boy, as the funeral mass for Senator John McCain at the Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, September 2, 2018. Senator McCain requested that Fleming sing the song at his funeral, according to IrishCentral.com , and Fleming reported that she was honored by the request. Here are the lyrics to Danny Boy:   Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the roses falling 'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide But come ye back when summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow 'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so But when he come, and all the flowers are dying If I am dead, as dead I well may be You'll come and find the place where I am lying And kneel and say an "Ave&qu