Hear "I Have no Mother Now" by the
Lonesome Sisters here:
I Have No Mother Now (Traditional)
From CD: The Lonesome Sisters
I hear the low winds sweeping
Through every bush and tree
Where my dear mother's sleeping
Away from home and me
Cold in the grave she's lying
And sorrow shapes my brow
She's gone from me to Heaven
I have no mother now
I see the pale moon shining
On mother's white tombstone
With roses o'er entwining
They're just like me and her
They're just me a weeping
As sorrow shapes my brow
She's gone from me to heaven
I have no mother now
Sad was the hour of parting
In a voice so low and sweet
She said loved ones I'm dying
We must in Heaven meet
Oh yes we'll meet dear mother
On that eternal shore
And dwell as one in Heaven
Where parting comes no more
Oh yes we'll meet dear mother
On that eternal shore
And dwell as one in Heaven
Where parting comes no more
Here's another Civil War era version:
From The Freemason's Monthly Magazine, 1865:
(also called "Every Bush & Tree")
I HAVE NO MOTHER NOW
by Mrs. M. F. Rounds.
I HEAR the soft wind sighing
Through every bush and tree,
Where now dear mother's lying
Away from love and me.
Tears from my eyes are starting,
And sorrow shades my brow;
Oh! mournful was our parting—
I have no mother now!
I see the pale moon shining
On mother's white head-stone—
The rose bush round it twining,
Is here—like me—alone;
And just like me are weeping
These dew-drops from the bough;
Long time has she been sleeping—
I have no mother now!
My heart is ever lonely,
My life is drear and sad—
'Twas her dear presence only
That made my spirit glad.
From morning until even,
Care rests upon my brow;
She's gone from me, to Heaven—
I have no mother now!
The Lonesome Sisters Lyrics
Sarah Hawker & Debra Clifford
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