The Sweetest Gift Song Lyrics and Chords by Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
The Sweetest Gift
Recorded by Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
Written by James B. Coats
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One day a mother came to a prison
To see an
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erring but precious
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son
She told the warden how much she loved him
It did not
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matter what he had
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done
She did not bring (bring to him) a parole or pardon (pardon plea)
She brought no
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silver (brought no gold) no pomp or
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style (none to see)
It was a halo (halo bright) sent down from
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heaven (heaven's light)
The sweetest
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gift a
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mother's
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smile
She left a smile you can remember
She's gone to
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heaven from heartache's
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grief
Those walls around you will never change her
You were her
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baby and ever will
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be
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FAQ
Who sang the the song The Sweetest Gift?
- The song The Sweetest Gift was sang by Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt.
Who is Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt?
- Trio is the first collaborative studio album by singers Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt. It was released on March 2, 1987, by Warner Bros. Records. The album has platinum certification in the US for sales of one million copies, and has total worldwide sales of approximately two million.
