Mama Sang A Song

God put a song in the heart of an angel

And softly she sang it to me

I get to thinkin' lotta times

About back when I was a lad

The old homeplace where I grew up

And of the days both good and bad

My overalls were hand-me-downs

And my shoes full of holes

But I used to walk four miles to school every day

Through the rain, the sleet and the cold

I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry

For the things that his family would need

But all he ever got was a badland farm

And seven hungry mouths to feed

And yet and yet our homefire never flickered once

'Cause when all the things went wrong

Mama took the hymn book down

And mama sang a song

(What a friend we have in Jesus)

Yeah, I've been rocked to sleep many a night

To the tune of 'What a Friend'

And come morning 'Rock of Ages'

It gently wake me once again

Then daddy'd reach up and take the Bible down

And he'd read it, oh, he read it loud and strong

And I always felt that maybe our home was blessed

When daddy would say "Mama sing a song"

Sister left home first I guess

And then Bob and Tommy then Dan

By then my dad's hair was turning white

And I had to be mama's little man

But when my daddy's back grew weak

It seem my mother's faith grew strong

And those were the greatest days of all

When mama sang a song

(Rock of ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee)

I guess the old house is still standin'

I don't get back [Incomprehensible] much anymore

No voice is left to fill those halls

And no steps to grace the floor

You see mom sings in heaven now

Around God's golden throne

But I'll always believe that

This old world is a better place

Because one time my mama sang a song

(Precious memories flood my soul)