She sits there in the corner in that old easy chair
Grandchildren all around her, not a worry or a care
Mother's birthday is today but she won't tell her age
She just smiles and winks and says I've turned another page
And as we sat there talking, conversation flowed
Memories came flooding back of days so long ago
When she worked in the fields with Dad from morning until dusk
Raising a big family on hard earned love and trust
Everybody's loved one, everybody's had one
I hope that you'll have yours a long, long time
She brought us all into this world, a lady with a heart of gold
Mother, sweet mother of mine
I remember well my younger days working on the farm
She always said hard labour never done you any harm
She'd never go to sleep at night cause sometimes we'd be late
A dedicated Mother who didn't mind the wait
Now a whole new generation is part of God's great plan
It's meant her name has changed, Mother now is known as Gran
And as her young grandchildren sing happy birthday dear
Mother gives them all a hug and wipes away a tear
Everybody's loved one, everybody's had one
And I hope that you have yours a long, long time
She brought us all into this world, a lady with a heart of gold
Mother, sweet mother of mine
Yes, everybody's loved one, everybody's had one
And I hope that you have yours a long, long time
She brought us all into this world, a lady with a heart of gold
Mother, sweet mother of mine
That's my Mother, sweet Mother of mine
That's my Mother, sweet Mother of mine