M-O-T-H-E-R

M-O-T-H-E-R - Ian Whitcomb

I've been around the world you bet

But never went to school Hard knocks

Are all I seem to get

Perhaps I've been a fool; But still

Some educated folks supposed to be so swell

Would fail if they were

Called upon a simple word to spell

Now if you'd like to put me to the test

There's one dear name that

I can spell the best "M" is for the million things

She gave me "O" means only that she's growing

Old "T" is for the tears she shed to save me

"H" is for her heart of purest gold

"E" is for her eyes with love-light shining

"R" means right and right she'll always be Put them

All together they spell MOTHER a word that means

The world to me