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kytrad (Jean Ritchie) mother's day songs... (5) RE: mother's day songs... 14 May 06


Too late for your show, but MY mother sang this when rocking us:

Backward, turn backward O time in thy flight
Make me a child again, just for tonight;
Mother come back from the echoless shore-
Take me again to your heart as of yore.
Kiss from my forehead the furrows of care,
Smooth the few silver threads out of my hair;
Over my slumbers your loving watch keep-
Rock me to sleep, Mother, rock me to sleep.

Two more verses that I know; a very sentimental song- and it always put me right to sleep!    Jean


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