Cat. #1241 (MFH #858) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on October 26, 1971
VERSE 1
Here is th story, h'its sad but true
It happened to me, it can happen to you
They jest brought me a message it brings a strife
I jest received word, Mom's dying tonight
VERSE 2
Dear God, tell me how can it be
Man was th death of dearest one to me
Some how dear God, it don't seem right
For th message I read, Mom's dying tonight
VERSE 3
I'll go to the station, I'll catch a train
Carry me back to my home, again
I'll walk down th pathway that has always been save right
It doesn't seem right, Mom's dying tonight
VERSE 4
I'll look in her casket, the color of gray
I'll weep n' I'll cry while they roll Mom away
She's one who has taught me wrong from right
O, what will I do, Mom's dying tonight