Picture on the Wall, The

DESCRIPTION: "There's an old and faded picture on the wall, It's been hanging there for many, many years, 'Tis the picture of my mother, And I know there is no other." The singer is grown and has a family, but misses his mother, but will "meet my mother after all"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley)
KEYWORDS: mother reunion
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brumley-LamplitinTimeInTheValley 34, "The Picture on the Wall" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11538
RECORDINGS:
Blue Sky Boys, "A Picture on the Wall" (Bluebird 8646)
The Carter Family, "Picture on the Wall" (Victor 23686)
The Georgia Yellow Hammers, "The Picture on the Wall" (Victor 20943)
Frank Welling & John McGhee, "Picture on the Wall" (Supertone 2641) (Perfectone 12687) (These two may be the same recording, but they have different "A" sides)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Old and Faded Picture on the Wall
NOTES [13 words]: Rare in tradition, but there sure are a lot of soppy old recordings of this. - RBW
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File: ABLT034

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