Happy Mothers Day

Give Me Back My Mother's Hands

Oh, give me back those hands again,

Those strong and work etched hands,

Those hands that rocked me baby-bye

Way back in babyland,

The hands that pressed me to her breast

And stroked my fevered brow;

Oh, give me back those hands again.

I long to feel them now.

Oh, let me see those gentle hands,

Those feeble, wrinkled hands,

Those loving hands that guided me

And helped me understand;

Oh let me stroke them tenderly

For just a little while.

Give me back my mother's hands

And with them, too, her smile.