Richard Rodriguez Poet Ballad

Thank You Mom

Oh mother oh mother oh motherly 
be,
woe would be the world without 
thee,
you fed us when we were
hungry,
you clothed us when we were
cold,
you cooled us when we were 
feverish,
and you held us when we weren’t 
quite so bold;
so mother oh mother oh motherly
be,
many would be the sorrow without
thee,
you pained at our
losses,
you jocund at our
gains,
you kissed all of our
booboos,
and bandaged all our
sprains;
so mother oh mother oh motherly 
be,
many would be the poorer without

thee,

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so you never owned new 
shoes,
for that matter nor a 
dress,
your hair was cut by your very own
hands,
so we could have the
best;
so mother oh mother oh motherly
be,
because of thee;
the richer, the wiser, the better are
we.

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