A Mother's Love's a Blessing - Mary Keenan - Galway

Lyrics An Irish boy was leaving Leaving his own native home Crossing the broad Atlantic Once more he wished to roam And as he was leaving his mother Whilst standing at the quay She threw her arms around his waist And these words to him did say A mother's love's a blessing No matter where you roam Keep her while she's living You'll miss her when she's gone Love her as in childhood Though feeble, old and grey You'll never miss a mother's love Till she's buried beneath the clay And as the years roll onwards I'll settle down in life And find a nice young colleen And take her for my wife And as the babes grow older And playing around my knee I'll teach them the very words My mother she taught to me A mother's love's a blessing No matter where you roam Keep her while she's living You'll miss her when she's gone Love her as in childhood Though feeble, old and grey You'll never miss your mother's love Till she's buried beneath the clay Written by Thomas P Keenan