M-o-t-h-e-r
Composer(s): Howard Johnson; Theodore Morse



I've been around the world, you bet, but never went to school
Hard knocks are all I seem to get, perhaps I've been a fool
But still, some educated folks, supposed to be so swell
Would fail if they were called upon a simple word to spell
Now if you'd like to put me to the test
There's one dear name that I can spell the best!

"M" is for the million things she gave me
"O" means only that she's growing old
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me
"H" is for her heart of purest gold
"E" is for her eyes with love-light shining
"R" means right and right she'll always be
Put them all together they spell Mother
a word that means the world to me

When I was but a baby, long before I learned to walk
While lying in my cradle, I would try my best to talk
It wasn't long before I spoke and all the neighbors heard
My folks were very proud of me for "Mother" was the word
Although I'll never lay a claim to fame
I'm satisfied that I can spell the name

"M" is for the mercy she possesses
"O" means that I owe her all I own
"T" is for her tender, sweet caresses
"H" is for her hands that made a home
"E" means ev'rything she's done to help me
"R" means real and regular, you see
Put them all together they spell Mother
a word that means the world to me