written by bill anderson
god put a song in the heart of an angel
and softly she sang it to me
i get to thinking lots of times
about back when i was a lad
of the old homeplace where i growed up
of the days both good and bad
my overalls was handmedowns
y shoes was full of holes
and i used to walk four miles to school every day
through the rain and 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 badlands farm
and seven hungry mouths to feed
and yet and yet out homefire never flickered once
’cause when all these things went wrong
mama took the hymnbook down
and mama sang a song
what a friend we have in jesus
i been rocked to sleep many a night
to the tune of what a friend
to the tune of what a friend come morning
rock of ages would waken me gentle once again
then dad he’d reach up and take the bible down
and read it read it loud and long
i always thought that maybe our our home was blessed
when daddy would say mamma sing a song
sister left home first i guess
then bob and then tommy and then dan
then dad’s hair was turnin’ white
‘n i had to be mama’s little man
but it seemed that as daddy’s back growed weak
mother’s faith just growed strong
and them were the greatest days of all
when mama samg a song
rock of ages cleft for me
let me hide myself in thee
ooh ooh ooh through recitation
i guess the house is still standing
i don’t get back much no more
no voice is left to fill them halls
‘n no steps to grace the floor
you see my mama sings in heaven now
around god’s golden throne
but i’ll always believe this world
is a better place because one time
my mama sang a song
Artist: Walter Brennan
Year: 1962
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 181