《Mother Went A-Walkin’》歌词

[00:00:00] Mother Went A-Walkin' - Jim Reeves

[00:00:02] Shall we gather at the river that flows by the throne of God

[00:00:15] The church doors opened one Sunday in a little country town

[00:00:20] The people all were silent in the rain that misted down

[00:00:25] And an old gray haired granddad his shoulders stooped with pain

[00:00:30] Was holdin' fast a little boy who kept cryin' in the rain

[00:00:36] And in the dim candlelight within a casket lay so still

[00:00:41] That soon would lie beneath the earth up at the top of the hill

[00:00:47] The little boy kept askin' in a low and plaintive tone

[00:00:52] What's wrong with mommy grandpa won't she be comin' home

[00:00:58] It's awful lonesome grandpa since daddy went away

[00:01:02] And mommy's all the reason why I'm happy every day

[00:01:07] Wouldn't she feel better grandpa if I layed down by her side

[00:01:13] The old man turned and faced him and with these words replied

[00:01:20] Mother went a walkin' son away up in the sky

[00:01:25] Along the brook that winds among the stars up there on high

[00:01:31] And down the valley where the sun goes home at night to sleep

[00:01:36] Mother went a walkin' son she wouldn't want us to weep

[00:01:42] The boy didn't seem to understand just where his mom had gone

[00:01:47] He couldn't realize that now she wouldn't be comin' home

[00:01:53] He saw the rain on grandpa's face he didn't know he cried

[00:01:59] And of course he couldn't hear the words that grandpa said inside

[00:02:06] Mother went a walkin' son up yonder in the sky

[00:02:13] And all that we can do down here son is bow our heads and cry

[00:02:21] She's gone to meet your daddy son and take him by the hand

[00:02:27] Yes mother went a walkin' son in god's great meadowland