Roscoe Holcomb - The Village Churchyard

[Verse 1]
In a dear old village churchyard
I can see a mossy mound
That is where my mother's sleeping
In the cold and silent ground

[Verse 2]
There in a weeping willow
Sweet little bird to sing at dawn
I have no one left to love me
Since my mother's dead and gone
[Verse 3]
I was young but I remember
Well the night my mother died
There I saw her spirit fading
When she called me to her side

[Verse 4]
Saying, "Darling, I must leave you
And God's voice to guide you on
Pray that we may meet in heaven
Where your mother's dead and gone."

[Verse 5]
Oft I've wandered to the churchyard
Flowers to plant with tender care
On the grave of my dear mother
Darkness finds me weeping there

[Verse 6]
Looking at the stars above me
Waiting for the early dawn
There by mother I'll be buried
And no more be left alone

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