Mama Sang A Song - Re-Recorded In Stereo

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)