Picture of Your Mother

(Tom T. Hall)



"Even traditionally sentimental-type songs such as this are distinguished

by sensitive lyrics."



My little girl and I lost mama just three years ago

And now that she is older there are things she wants to know

She said please daddy tell me bout my mother cause I miss her

I said get pen and paper and I'll help you draw her picture.



I said first draw a heart so big there's room for little else

Then write a million for the things that she denied herself

Draw a rose the kind of which there'll never be another

And when you'll finish you will have a picture of your mother.



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If you want to make the picture even more complete

You could draw a little cottage draw it nice and neat

Draw a bright and shining sun up in the sky above

But then again I guess it's pretty hard to draw my love.



So draw a heart so big that there is room for little else

Then write a million for the things that she denied herself

Draw a rose the kind of which there'll never be another

And when you'll finish you will have a picture of your mother...