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| Just as far as | I can remem | ber |
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| She\'ll | remain the rose of my | heart |
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| Mum fell sick | along in D | ecember |
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| February | brought us broken | hearts |
| The reason we\'ve not called a family reunion |
| We knew that she wouldn\'t be there |
| But now that we\'ve thought it all over Mama |
| We know you\'re spirit is here |
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| No, no, I can\'t forget the hours |
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| you�re the | dearest one mum |
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| And swee | ter than the flowers |
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| Oh no there\'s no use to bother |
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| To | speak of you now |
| D | |
| would | only hurt Father |
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| Oh no momma we\'ll | never forget you |
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| And | someday we\'ll meet you up th | ere |
| We all gathered round and I stared at their faces |
| All heads were bowed mighty low |
| But this was one time we all had to face it |
| Though it hurt us so badly you know |
| Well it felt so good for us to be together |
| But I had to look after dad |
| Oh no Mother when I passed by your casket |
| I didn\'t want to remember you dead |
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