Lyr Req: A Mother's Love Is a Blessing (T P Keenan

Subject: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: Jack Hickman
Date: 05 Sep 98 - 07:53 PM

I can't believe that Digital Tradition does not have the lyrics to this old Irish tearjerker. I have not been successful in finding it.

I promised the words to a friend, and will be soundly embarrassed if I can't find them.

Thanks.

Jack Hickman

Subject: RE: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: alison
Date: 05 Sep 98 - 10:13 PM

Hi,

There are verses, which I can't remember. Here's what I remember of the chorus.

A mother's loves a blessing, no matter where you roam
Love (?keep) her while she's living, you'll miss her when she's gone
Love her as in childhood, though she's feeble old and grey (charming eh??!!)
For you'll never miss your mother's love 'til she's buried beneath the clay.

Maybe this'll help someone else remember.

Slainte

alison

Subject: RE: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: alison
Date: 05 Sep 98 - 10:15 PM

hi,

the verse may have started.

An ?Irish boy was leaving, leaving his native home......

Slainte

alison

Subject: Lyr Add: A MOTHER'S LOVE IS A BLESSING (Keenan)^^
From: alison
Date: 06 Sep 98 - 07:31 AM

Hi,

Here you go, found it buried in the middle of the "Mother songs of the tear jerker variety" thread.

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Subject: RE: 'Mother Songs' of the tear-jerker variety
From: Brack&
Date: 24-Jul-98 - 04:30 AM

A MOTHER'S LOVE'S A BLESSING
(T. P. Keenan)

An Irish boy was leaving,
Leaving his native home,
Crossing the broad Atlantic,
Once more he wished to roam,
And as he was leaving his mother,
Who was standing on the quay,
She threw her arms around his waist,
And this to him did say,

CHORUS
A mother's love's a blessing,
No matter where you roam,
Keep her while she's living,
You'll miss her when she's gone,
Love her as in childhood,
Though feeble, old and grey,
For you'll never miss a mother's love,
Till she's buried beneath the clay,

And as the years go onwards,
I'll settle down in life,
And choose a nice young colleen,
And take her for my wife,
And as the babes grow older,
And climb around my knee,
I'll teach them the very same lesson,
That my mother taught to me.

CHORUS


slainte

alison ^^

Subject: RE: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: Jack Hickman
Date: 06 Sep 98 - 07:56 PM

Thanks Alison. After posting my message I found the other thread, and found my song buried obscurely in the middle of it.

Keep the Faith

Jack Hickman

Subject: RE: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: Brack&
Date: 06 Sep 98 - 08:20 PM

Glad you found it. It was the first song I learned from my mother. Mick Bracken

Subject: RE: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: Jerry
Date: 08 Sep 98 - 08:15 PM

DeDannan recorded this on their Ballroom disc, if I remember correctly. Seems like there should be more verses, though.

JB

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: GUEST,Virginia Stewart
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 07:09 PM

I need to find a song and do not know the name but some words from the song from the late thirties. As I gaze up in the sky my story book says angels fly. If do I want togothere by and by, for when they told me you had died, I just hung my head and cried, for I knew I would be an orphan child.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jan 10 - 05:05 PM

this song is one of my earliest memories of my mum singing , gud memories

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: Beer
Date: 08 Jan 10 - 05:42 PM

Don't know who you are Guest but those memories are shared exactly in the same way.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Mother's Love's a Blessing
From: Beer
Date: 08 Jan 10 - 05:46 PM

GUEST,Virginia Stewart you should really start a thread asking for information on what you have. Your sure to increase your chances of finding the song.
Adrien

Subject: Lyr Add: A MOTHER'S LOVE IS A BLESSING (Keenan)
From: GUEST,999
Date: 08 Jan 10 - 11:25 PM

A Mother's Love Is A Blessing [print]
(Thomas P Keenan)

An Irish boy was leaving
Leaving his native home
Crossing the broad Atlantic
Once more he wished to roam
And as he was leaving his mother
Who was standing on the quay
She threw her arms around his waist
And this to him did say

A mother's love's a blessing
No matter where you roam
Keep her while she's living
You'll miss her when she's gone
Love her as in childhood
Though feeble, old and grey
For you'll never miss a mother's love
Till she's buried beneath the clay

And as the years go onwards
I'll settle down in life
And choose a nice young colleen
And take her for my wife
And as the babes grow older
And climb around my knee
I'll teach them the very same lesson
That my mother taught to me

A mother's love's a blessing
No matter where you roam
Keep her while she's living
You'll miss her when she's gone
Love her as in childhood
Though feeble, old and grey
For you'll never miss a mother's love
Till she's buried beneath the clay

From

http://www.kinglaoghaire.com/site/lyrics/song_293.html