Misc Traditional - A mothers love is a blessing

An ^CIrish ^Gboy was ^Cleaving ^FLeaving his ^G7native ^Chome ^FCrossing the ^G7broad At ^Clantic Once m^Dore he ^Gwished to ^G7roam

And ^Cas he was ^Gleaving his ^Cmother Who was ^Fstandin^Dg at the ^Cquay She ^Fthrew her ^G7arms aro^Cund his ^Amwaist And ^Fmthis to ^A7him did ^Csay

A ^Cmother's l^Gove's a b^Clessing No ^Fmatter ^G7where you ^Croam Ke^Cep her ^G7while she's l^Civing You'll ^Dmiss her ^Gwhen she's ^G7gone

^CLove her ^Gas in c^Childhood Though f^Geeble ^G7old and ^Cgrey F^Cor you'll ^G7never miss ^Cyour mother's ^Amlove Till she's ^Fmburied b^G7eneath the ^Cclay

And ^Cas the y^Gears grow ^Colder I'll ^Fsettle ^G7down in ^Clife And ^Cchoose a ^G7nice young c^Colleen And ^Dtake her ^Gfor my ^G7wife

And ^Cas the ^Gbabies grow ^Colder And ^Fclimb a^G7round my ^Cknee I'll ^Cteach them t^G7he very s^Came lesson ^Amthat My ^Fmmother t^G7aught to ^Cme

A ^Cmother's l^Gove's a b^Clessing No ^Fmatter ^G7where you ^Croam Ke^Cep her ^G7while she's l^Civing You'll ^Dmiss her ^Gwhen she's ^G7gone

^CLove her ^Gas in c^Childhood Though f^Geeble ^G7old and ^Cgrey F^Cor you'll ^G7never miss ^Cyour mother's ^Amlove Till she's ^Fmburied b^G7eneath the ^Cclay