Lyrics:
Mamma, you are tired I know,
Watching by me night and day;
Soon you'll rest, for I must go—
I must die, I heard them say.
That means going to the skies;
Mamma, does that make you weep?
Dimmer grow my weary eyes;
Kiss me, as I fall asleep!
chorus:
O, your tears fall on my face;
Mamma, Mamma, do not weep!
Heav'n is such a pretty place;
Kiss me as I fall asleep!
Mamma, I remember now,
Brother Charlie lay just so,
And you kiss'd him, lips and brow,
When he said that he must go.
Soon dear Mamma we shall meet,
Be again as brothers are,
Playing thro' the happy street
Of that sunny land afar.
You will miss your little boy,
And I'd rather stay with you;
Think, dear Mamma, of the joy,
When we meet where all is day.
You have told me of the land,
Where the skies are ever fair;
I am going—take my hand,
We shall be together there.
