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Mother, the Queen of My Heart
SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer
SOURCE'S SOURCE: Arlo Guthrie
COMMENTS: A Jimmy Rodgers song
TEXT: (
Capo up to D)C G7 C C7I had a home down in Texas F C
Down where the bluebonnets grew
G7 C a
I had the kindest old mother D7 G G7
How happy we were, just we two C G7 C
Then one day the angels called her C7 F
Said they, we'd all have to pay F C a
She called me close to her bedside C G7 C
These last few words to say
Son, don't start drinkin' and gamblin'
Promise you'll always go straight
Ten years have passed since that parting
That promise I broke by mistake I started in gambling for pastime At last I was just like them all I bet my clothes and my money Not dreaming that I'd ever fall
One night I bet all my money
Nothing was left to be seen
And all that I needed to beat them
Was one card, and that was the queen The cards were dealt all round the table Each one took a card in the draw And I drew the one that would beat them I turned it and here's what I saw
I saw my mother's picture
And somehow she seemed to say"
Son, you have broken your promise"
So I tossed the cards all away The winnings I gave to the newsboy I knew I was wrong from the start And I'll never forget my promise To my mother, the queen of my heart
YODEL: C G7 C a D7 G7 Cfilename
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