In a dear old village churchyard I can see a mossy mound That is where my mother's sleepin' In the cold and silent ground There in a weeping willow Sweet little bird to sing at dawn I have no one left to love me Since my mother's dead and gone I was young but I remember Well the night my mother died There I saw her spirit fading When she called me to her side Saying darling, I must leave you And God's voice to guide you on Pray that we meet in heaven Where your mother's dead and gone Oft I wandered to the churchyard Flowers to plant with tender care On the grave of my dear mother Darkness finds me weeping there Looking at the stars above me Waitin' for the early dawn There by mother I'll be buried And no more be left alone