Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight - 1918 - Miss Florence Smithson

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 08 Nov 2001

I've heard the pray'rs of mothers,
some of them old and grey,
I've heard the pray'rs of others,
for those who went away.
Oft times a pray'r will teach one
the meaning of 'goodbye',
I felt the pain of each one,
but this one made me cry:

Just a baby's pray'r at twilight,
when lights are low.
Poor baby's years are filled with tears.
There's a mother there at twilight
who's proud to know
her precious little tot
is Dad's 'forgetmenot.'
After saying 'goodnight mama',
who climbs upstairs.
Quite unawares, and says her pray'rs;
"Oh! kindly tell my daddy
that he must take care!
That's a baby's pray'r at twilight,
for her daddy, 'over there.'

Just a baby's pray'r at twilight,
when lights are low.
Poor baby's years are filled with tears.
There's a mother there at twilight
who's proud to know
her precious little tot
is Dad's 'forgetmenot.'
After saying 'goodnight mama',
who climbs upstairs.
Quite unawares, and says her pray'rs;
"Oh! kindly tell my daddy
that he must take care!
That's a baby's pray'r at twilight,
for her daddy, 'over there.'

The gold that some folks pray for,
brings nothing but regrets,
someday this gold won't pay for,
their many lifelong debts.
Some pray'rs may be neglected
beyond the Golden Gates;
but when there all collected,
here's one that never waits:

Just a baby's pray'r at twilight,
when lights are low.
Poor baby's years are filled with tears.
There's a mother there at twilight
who's proud to know
her precious little tot
is Dad's 'forgetmenot.'
After saying 'goodnight mama',
who climbs upstairs.
Quite unawares, and says her pray'rs;
"Oh! kindly tell my daddy
that he must take care!
That's a baby's pray'r at twilight,
for her daddy, 'over there.'

Just a baby's pray'r at twilight,
when lights are low.
Poor baby's years are filled with tears.
There's a mother there at twilight
who's proud to know
her precious little tot
is Dad's 'forgetmenot.'
After saying 'goodnight mama',
who climbs upstairs.
Quite unawares, and says her pray'rs;
"Oh! kindly tell my daddy
that he must take care!
That's a baby's pray'r at twilight,
for her daddy, 'over there.'

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Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight 1918
sung by Miss Florence Smithson
Words by
Sam M. Lewis
and
Joe Young
Music by M. K. Jerome
© 1918 Waterson, Berlin and Snyder Co., New York
sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Thursday 08 Nov 2001 at 13.06
in association with Doug Grierson
and many thanks to Peter Addison, cricketer
for finding this Score.
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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