He Holds The Lantern Song Lyrics and Chords by Tex Morton
He Holds The Lantern
(While His Mother Chops The Wood)
Recorded by Tex Morton
Written by Alan L. Grey, Arthur Terker, Roy Jordan
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I know the best hearted
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fellow
He'd
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even give his oldest
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shirt a way
The neighbors all know he's a
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kind hearted fellow
And
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here's what you'll hear the
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say
He holds the lantern while his
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mother chops the
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wood
He holds the lantern just as
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any good son should
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He's mighty handy and he's
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always standing
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by
When she's
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through chopping one load
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he'll get her a new
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supply
And when she is exhausted he's
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equal to the test
He lays right down beside her and
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helps his ma to rest
While she is axing he is
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busily
relaxing
He holds the
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lantern while his
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mother chops the
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wood
He holds the lantern while his
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mother chops the
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wood
He holds the lantern and he
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surely does it good
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She hacks and hacks away
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until her back is
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sprained
While her
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son holds the lantern
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so her eyes will not get
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strained
You'll never find him stopping to
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take a holiday
Cause when it comes to chopping
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every day is Mother' Day
While she's perspiring her dear
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son is most inspiring
He holds the
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lantern while his
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mother chops the
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wood
He holds the lantern while his
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mother chops the
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wood
While she is pantin' he pants
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too that's understood
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He's tender hearted when she
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chops he almost
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cries
He can't stand
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seeing mother work
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so he just shuts his
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eyes
He's big and strong and healthy and he
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weighs two fifty net
But moving those big muscles is
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what he ain't done yet
But he's sure respected her and to
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show he's not neglectin' her
He holds the
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lantern while his
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mother chops the
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wood
FAQ
Who sang the the song He Holds The Lantern?
- The song He Holds The Lantern was sang by Tex Morton.
Who is Tex Morton?
- Tex Morton (born Robert William Lane in Nelson, New Zealand, also credited as Robert Tex Morton 30 August 1916 - 23 July 1983) was a pioneer of New Zealand and Australian country and western music, vaudevillian, actor, television host and circus performer
