Mother Machree - 1910

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 02 Mar 2002

There's a spot in me heart
which no colleen may own,
There's a depth in me soul
never sounded or known;
There's a place in my mem'ry,
my life that you fill,
No other can take it,
no one ever will.
Sure I love the dear silver
that shines in your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed,
And wrinkled with care.
I kiss the dear fingers
so toil worn for me,
Oh, God bless you and keep you,
Mother Machree!
Ev'ry sorrow or care
in the dear days gone by,
Was made bright by the light
of the smile in your eye,
Like a candle that's set
in a window at night,
Your fond love has cheered me,
and guided me right
Sure I love the dear silver
that shines in your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed,
And wrinkled with care.
I kiss the dear fingers
so toil worn for me,
Oh, God bless you and keep you,
Mother Machree!

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Mother Machree 1910
Music by Chauncey Olcott and Ernest R. Ball
Lyric by Rida Johnson Young
Copyright MCMX by M. Witmark and Sons, New York
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed on Saturday 02 March 2002 at 19.06
in association with Doug Grierson
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