Some songs I routinely use in my Mother's Day programs (usually done for Independent Living and Assisted Living residences) are these:

- Lady Madonna - The Beatles
- Let It Be - The Beatles (written by Paul McCartney for his mother, Mary, who died when he was a teenager)
- Mother Machree
- Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (An Irish Lullabye)
- Ma! (He's Makin' Eyes At Me!) - (learned all the verses from an Eddie Cantor album)
- Grandma's Featherbed   - (since most of the mothers in my audience are grandmas too)
- Coat Of Many Colors - (written by Dolly Parton, based on a true story from her childhood)
- Shortnin' Bread
- Mama, He's Crazy - sung by The Judds
- Yes, My Darling Daughter ("Mother, may I go out dancing? ... )
- That Wonderful Mother Of Mine - (very schmaltzy song from about 1910)
- My Yiddishe Mame - (which I've also heard sung as "My Wonderful Mama")
- Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen - Yiddish lullabye
- Hush, Little Baby - (usually sung as "Papa's gonna buy you a ..." but I substitute "Mama")
- My Mammy - as sung by Al Jolson (I skip this one if I fear my audience may take it as racially stereotyped, but to me the lyrics themselves have nothing to do with race, although "Mammy" is associated with poor people in the southern US. I like to ham it up with this one, if I'm with people who will appreciate the campiness of the song.)
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Sung from the viewpoint of the woman, who is now "grandmother of eight")
- Que Sera Sera - (sung by Doris Day) (This is a good sing-along for my retirement home gigs; people from several generations find it easy to sing along with.)
- Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) - (Harold Arlen)
- Mama Don't Allow - (I dedicate this to all those who did not mind their mothers)

and these (already mentioned above):
- C'e 'na Luna Mezz' o' Mare (Mama Mia, Mi Maritare) - (Louis Prima)
- Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
- The Sweetest Gift
- M-O-T-H-E-R (I apologize for singing this one, explaining that I will get a ticket from the Mother's Day cops if I don't do it)
- Mama (Connie Francis)