I Cannot Call Her Mother-The North Carolina Ramblers/Posey Rorer/Bob Hoke

[ti:I Cannot Call Her Mother] [ar:The North Carolina Ramblers/Posey Rorer/Bob Hoke] [al:Roy Harvey Vol. 1 (1926-1927)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Cannot Call Her Mother - The North Carolina Ramblers/Posey Rorer/Bob Hoke [00:14.50]The marriage rite is over [00:16.75] [00:17.80]Although I turn aside [00:20.35] [00:21.18]To keep the guests from seeing [00:23.83] [00:24.56]The tears I could not hide [00:27.20] [00:27.97]I wreathe my face is smiling [00:30.55] [00:31.47]And I left my little brother [00:34.01] [00:34.89]To greet my father's chosen [00:37.40] [00:38.30]But he could not call her mother [00:41.06] [00:55.30]She is a fair young creature [00:57.78] [00:58.53]With meek and gentle airs [01:00.99] [01:01.89]With blue eyes soft and loving [01:04.28] [01:05.37]And silk and sunny hair [01:07.64] [01:08.79]I know my father gives her [01:11.27] [01:12.09]The love he bore another [01:14.51] [01:15.57]But If she were an angel [01:17.95] [01:18.93]I could not call her mother [01:21.11] [01:35.50]Tonight I heard her singing [01:37.93] [01:38.76]A song I used to love [01:40.90] [01:41.93]When it's sweet notes were uttered [01:44.65] [01:45.42]By her who sings above [01:47.86] [01:48.93]It pained my heart to hear it [01:51.37] [01:52.33]My tears I could not smother [01:54.80] [01:55.70]For every word was hallowed [01:58.43] [01:59.09]By dear voice of my mother [02:01.48] [02:15.72]My father's in the sunshine [02:18.26] [02:19.04]Of happy days to come [02:21.35] [02:22.43]They have forgot the shadows [02:24.95] [02:25.80]That darkened our old home [02:28.08] [02:29.18]His heart no more is lonely [02:31.80] [02:32.49]But me and little brother [02:35.02] [02:36.02]Must still be orphan children [02:38.33] [02:39.36]God gives us but one mother