M - is for the million things she gave me
O - means only that she's growing old
T - is for the tears she shed to save me
H - is for her heart of purest gold
E - is for her eyes with love-light shining
R - means right and right she'll always be
Put them all together they spell mother
A word that means the world to me

M - is for the mercy she possesses
O - means that I owe her all I own
T - is for her tender sweet caresses
H - is for her hands that made a home
E - means everything she's done to help me
R - means real and regular you see
Put them all together they spell mother
A word that means the world to me

And yet her children (except for me, her favorite) let her slide down, down, down the list! Do they not care? Alas!