A Picture Of Your Mother Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
A Picture Of Your Mother
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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My little girl and I lost
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mamma just three years
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ago
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now that she is
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older
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there are things she wants to
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know
She
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said please daddy tell me
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bout my mother cause I
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miss
her
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said get pen and
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paper and
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I'll help your draw her
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picture
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said first draw a heart so big
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there's room for little else
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write a million for the things
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that she denied
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herself
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Draw a rose the kind of which
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there'll never be
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another
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when you finish you
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will have a
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picture of your
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mother
If you want to make the picture
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even more com
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plete
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You could draw a
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little cottage
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draw it nice and
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neat
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Draw a bright and shining sun
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up in the sky
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above
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then again I
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guess it's pretty
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hard to draw my
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love
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draw a heart so big there's
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room for little else
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write a million for the things
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that she denied
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herself
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there'll never be
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another
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when you finish you
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will have a
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picture of your
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mother
FAQ
Who sang the the song A Picture Of Your Mother?
- The song A Picture Of Your Mother was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
