Mommy Please Stay Home with Me-Eddy Arnold

[ti:Mommy Please Stay Home with Me] [ar:Eddy Arnold] [al:The Tennessee Plowboy & His Guitar, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mommy Please Stay Home with Me - Eddy Arnold [00:06.07]A mother went out on a party [00:11.51]She left at home her baby son [00:16.11] [00:16.91]He cried and begged her not to leave him [00:22.50]But she would not give up her fun [00:27.87]She kissed his cheek and tried to soothe him [00:33.22]But would not heed his childish plea [00:38.58]She heard him call as she was leavin' [00:44.25]"Please mommy please stay home with me " [00:49.54] [00:51.46]The mother joined the merrymakers [00:56.95]And soon was lost in trifling joy [01:02.33]The mellow tunes and flitting shadows [01:08.01]Made her forget her baby boy [01:13.46]She danced and laughed and did some drinkin' [01:19.26]The world for her was full of glee [01:24.84]But now and then these words would haunt her [01:30.64]"Please mommy please stay home with me " [01:36.50] [01:41.90]She left the party feeling dizzy [01:47.71]The smell of drinking on her breath [01:53.14]She hurried home to find her baby [01:58.80]In raging pain and nearing death [02:04.18] [02:04.70]The doctor came and looked on sadly [02:10.12]The case was hopeless he could see [02:15.79]The baby died these words repeating [02:21.33]"Please mommy please stay home with me " [02:27.31]The mother now her life would forfeit [02:32.67]To hear her baby's voice again [02:38.03]She grieved to think she rudely left him [02:44.19]To satisfy her wicked vain [02:49.56]Now mothers don't neglect your duty [02:55.30]This story should a lesson be [03:01.15]Do not ignore your baby's pleading [03:06.92]"Please mommy please stay home with me "