PICTURE OF YOUR MOTHER
(Tom T. Hall)

Tom T. Hall - 1967
NewFound Road - 2006



 
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've finished you will have a picture of your Mother

(Instrumental Break)

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
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've finished you will have a picture of your Mother


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2010)













(Contributed by  - April 2010)