Mama Sang a Song-Walter Brennan

[ti:Mama Sang a Song] [ar:Walter Brennan] [al:Classic Essential Hits, Vol. 9] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mama Sang a Song - Walter Brennan [00:17.33]I get to thinking lots of times [00:18.38]About back when I was a lad [00:20.18] [00:20.80]Of the old home place where I growed up [00:22.82] [00:23.34]Of the days both good and bad [00:25.16] [00:26.21]My overalls was hand me downs [00:28.21] [00:28.78]My shoes was full of holes [00:30.04] [00:30.79]And I used to walk four miles [00:32.02]To school every day [00:32.93] [00:33.48]Though the rain and the sleet and the cold [00:36.20] [00:37.08]I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry [00:39.60]For the things that his family would need [00:42.08]But all he ever got was a bad land farm [00:45.08]And seven hungry mouths to feed [00:46.50] [00:48.33]And yet and yet [00:49.61]Our home fire never flickered once [00:51.22] [00:52.27]'Cause when all these things went wrong [00:53.92] [00:55.02]Mama took the hymn book down [00:57.03]And mama sang a song [00:59.08] [01:00.01]What a friend we have in jesus [01:05.65] [01:07.85]I been rocked to sleep many a night [01:09.62]To the tune of what a friend [01:10.93] [01:12.02]Come morning [01:12.91]Rock of ages would waken me gently once again [01:15.79] [01:17.04]Then dad he'd reach up and take the bible down [01:19.96]And read it read it loud and long [01:22.77] [01:23.69]I always thought that maybe our home was blest [01:26.49]When daddy would say mama sing a song [01:29.31] [01:30.79]Sister left home first I guess [01:32.97]Then bob and then tommy and then dan [01:34.99] [01:35.60]Then dad's hair was turnin white [01:38.29]And I had to be mama's little man [01:40.26] [01:41.09]But it seemed that as daddy's back growed weak [01:43.75]Mother's faith just growed strong [01:45.91] [01:46.50]And them were the greatest days of all [01:49.26]When mama sang a song [01:51.02]Rock of ages cleft for me [01:55.77] [01:58.00]Let me hide myself in thee [02:04.96] [02:07.02]I guess the house is still standing [02:08.66] [02:09.44]I don't get back much no more [02:10.97] [02:11.88]No voice is left to fill them halls [02:13.92] [02:14.50]And no steps to grace the floor [02:16.76]You see my mama sings in heaven now [02:19.11] [02:19.71]Around god's golden throne [02:21.84] [02:22.95]But I'll always believe this world [02:24.70]Is a better place because [02:27.06]One time my mama sang a song [02:30.69] [02:34.95]Precious memories fill my soul