The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #50199   Message #760457
Posted By: Joe Offer
06-Aug-02 - 01:25 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: When I Found Dust on Mother's Bible
Subject: ADDPOP: Dust on Mother's Bible
Well, here in California, it stands for "significant other," which I thought was a joke at first - but now it seems to be common speech. It means the person one sleeps with.
Which has very little to do with one's mother's bible.
-Joe Offer-


...and even though it's not the song that was requested, here's "Dust on Mother's bible:

Dust on Mother's Bible
Buck Owens 1966
Slow Waltz D#

Chorus
       D
There's dust on mother's Bible
    G                D
Its cover's worn with age
    G                D
And tho it's old and wrinkled
                A      D
Mama's there on every page

The night the angels called her
Mama called me to her side
And handed me her Bible
Said "Son, let God be your guide."

Chorus
I picked up mother's old Bible
To my heart I pressed it tight
And I heard her softly whisper
"Son, I'll meet you on the other side."

Instrumental Break
I kissed my mother's old Bible
And I wiped away the dust.
Oh you never know until she's gone
How you'll miss your mother's love

Chorus


|D|D|D|D|G|G|D|D|G|G|D|D|D|A|D|D|
Buck plays this in D# on the recording I have.
Capo at first fret and play as D.