Handful of Earth from Mother's Grave, A

DESCRIPTION: "I must leave this dear old place where my childhood days were spent," but to preserve his memories, the singer will take "a handful of earth from mother's grave." It will guide him wherever he goes
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1901 (Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster)
KEYWORDS: mother death burial travel
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 95, "A Handful of Earth" (1 text)
Roud #16354
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Earth from Mother's Grave
File: HMHS095B

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