From: "Roger Peterson" n6ujm@lucernevalley.net
Performer: Hank Williams
Album: Golden Memories, Polygram Records

I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME
, Key: A, 3/4 Time


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1.    LAST NIGHT AS I LAY DOWN TO SLEEP
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I HEARD SOMEONE BEGIN TO WEEP
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THEN I GOT UP JUST TO SEE
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I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME

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2.    SHE WAS KNEELING BY HER BED
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AND TEARS OF PAIN WERE BEING SHED
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SHE SAID, “DEAR GOD HEAR MY PLEA”
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I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME


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3.    I GOT MY BIBLE AND SAT DOWN
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AND IN THE HOLY BOOK I FOUND
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THE WAY TO END THIS MISERY
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THANK GOD MY MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME

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4.    I READ IT ON IN TO THE NIGHT
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AND SOON BEGAN TO SEE THE LIGHT
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AND NOW AT LAST MY SOUL IS FREE
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THANK GOD MY MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME