My Mother's Hands
DESCRIPTION: "These beautiful, beautiful hands, they were neither white nor small, But my mother's hands were the fairest And the loveliest of all." They cared for the singer as a baby. The singer hopes to clasp them again in heaven
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1928 (recording, "Shortbuckle" Roark)
KEYWORDS: mother | hands
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Roberts/Agey-InThePine #125, "My Mother's Hands" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #17215
RECORDINGS:
Bradley Kinkaid, "My Mother's Beautiful Hands" (Bluebird B5201/Montgomery Ward 4405, 1934; rec. 1933) (Decca 5026, 1934)
George "Shortbuckle" Roark, "My Mother's Hands" (Victor Vi-40023, 1929; rec. 1928)
File: RAInP125
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