Mother No Longer Awaits Me At Home

One night while the moon from heaven was shining
 My mother was praying for me to come home
 She asked her dear lord watch o'er me out yonder
 To send me back home to never more roam
 When I left my old home way back in the mountains
 I said I'd return with honor and fame
 But a young reckless heart turned wrong at the crossroads
 And now as I go home I bring mother shame
 When I got to the place where I spent my childhood
 The silvery moon was shining so bright
 When I asked my dear friends to tell me of mother
 They said she was called on to heaven last night
 She told them of how she was longing to see me
 How lonely her home since I went away
 Said darling repent and ask for forgiveness
 And meet mother there in heaven some day
 Mother has gone to live with the angels
 Her soul is at rest around the great throne
 Now I have no one left here to advise me
 For mother no longer awaits me at home