A Village Churchyard Songtext
von Roscoe Holcomb

In a dear old village churchyard
I can see a mossy mound
That is where my mother′s sleepin'
In the cold and silent ground

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


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

Saying darling, I must leave you
And God's voice to guide you on
Pray that we meet in heaven
Where your mother's dead and gone

Oft I wandered to the churchyard
Flowers to plant with tender care
On the grave of my dear mother
Darkness finds me weeping there


Looking at the stars above me
Waitin′ for the early dawn
There by mother I′ll be buried
And no more be left alone