VerseA
One day a mother went to a prison
E7A
To see an erring but precious son
A
She told the warden how much she loved him
E7A
It did not matter what he had done
ChorusA
She did not bring to him a parole or pardon
E7A
She brought no silver, no pomp or style
D
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
AE7A
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
Verse
She left a smile you can remember
E7A
She's gone to Heaven from heartaches free
Those walls around you could never change her
E7A
You were her baby and e'er will be
ChorusA
She did not bring to him a parole or pardon
E7A
She brought no silver, no pomp or style
D
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
AE7A
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
ChorusA
She did not bring to him a parole or pardon
E7A
She brought no silver, no pomp or style
D
It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light
AE7A
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
AE7A
The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
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