Jimmie Rodgers — Mother The Queen Of My Heart

[Verse 1] I had a home out in Texas Down where the bluebonnets grew I had the kindest old mother How happy we were just we two 'Til one day the angels called her That debt we all have to pay She called me close to her bedside These last few words to say [Verse 2] Son don't start drinking and gambling Promise you'll always go straight Ten years have passed since that parting That promise I've broke I must say I started gambling for pastime At last I was just like them all I bet my clothes and my money Not dreaming that I'd ever fall [Verse 3] One night I bet all my money Nothing was left to be seen And all that I needed to break them Was one card and that was a queen The cards were dealt all round the table Each man took a card on the draw I drew the one that would beat them I turned it and here's what I saw [Verse 4] I saw my mother's picture And somehow she seemed to say Son you have broken your promise So I tossed the cards away My winnings I gave to a newsboy I knew I was wrong from the start And I'll never forget that promise To my Mother the queen of my heart Ah-dee-dee-yo-del-lay-ee Dee-oh-dee-oh-del-lay-ee-dee-oh-del-lay-ee