Mama Sang A Song Lyrics - Jimmy Dean

God put a song in the heart of an angel 

And softly she sang it to me 

I get to thinkin' lotta times 

About back when I was a lad 

The old homeplace where I grew up 

And of the days both good and bad 

My overalls were hand-me-downs 

And my shoes full of holes 

But I used to walk four miles to school every day 

Through the rain, the sleet and the cold 

I've seen the nights when my daddy would cry 

For the things that his family would need 

But all he ever got was a badland farm 

And seven hungry mouths to feed 

And yet and yet our homefire never flickered once 

'Cause when all the things went wrong 

Mama took the hymn book down 

And mama sang a song 

(What a friend we have in Jesus) 

Yeah, I've been rocked to sleep many a night 

To the tune of 'What a Friend' 

And come morning 'Rock of Ages' 

It gently wake me once again 

Then daddy'd reach up and take the Bible down 

And he'd read it, oh, he read it loud and strong 

And I always felt that maybe our home was blessed 

When daddy would say "Mama sing a song" 

Sister left home first I guess 

And then Bob and Tommy then Dan 

By then my dad's hair was turning white 

And I had to be mama's little man 

But when my daddy's back grew weak 

It seem my mother's faith grew strong 

And those were the greatest days of all 

When mama sang a song 

(Rock of ages cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee) 

I guess the old house is still standin' 

I don't get back [Incomprehensible] much anymore 

No voice is left to fill those halls 

And no steps to grace the floor 

You see mom sings in heaven now 

Around God's golden throne 

But I'll always believe that 

This old world is a better place 

Because one time my mama sang a song 

(Precious memories flood my soul)