"Your Mother Still Prays For You, Jack" lyrics - THE CARTER FAMILY

The night was dark and stormy
The wind was howling wild
As an aged mother gazed upon
A portrait of her child

As she gazed on the baby's features
That once filled her heart with joy
He's now in this wild world roaming
That mother's long-lost boy

Your mother still prays for you, Jack
Your mother still prays for you
In a home far over the ocean
Your mother still prays for you

[Instrumental break]

At last there came a letter
It was deeply edged in black
From a comrade long forgotten
Who still remembered Jack

They have lain your dear old mother
In a grave so dark and cold
And she wants her boy who is roaming
To meet her on the streets of gold

Your mother still prays for you, Jack
Your mother still prays for you
In a home far over the ocean
Your mother still prays for you

[Instrumental break]

His stony heart was broken
As he thought of his mother dear
And in spite of his comrades' mocking
He could not keep back his tears

In spite of the great temptation
That once filled his heart with tears
So he started for heaven that evening
As sweet love the people did sing

Your mother still prays for you, Jack
Your mother still prays for you
In a home far over the ocean
Your mother still prays for you