Hush Now Babies

I remember as a boy

A mama's love and a mama's joy

And I remember a mama's tears

She loved us all and she made us glad

And when times were hard and times were bad

She'd always chase away our fears

And she'd say, "Hush now, babies, don't you cry

Things look better by and by

Dry your eyes and don't look blue

Keep on smiling, don't feel sad

If there's not much for Mom or Dad

'Cause come what may, there's plenty here for you"

When I was only six years old

On a winter's night that was so cold

And I could hear a raging storm

She took the blankets from their bed

And wrapped them 'round each one of us instead

And gave us all a kiss and we were warm

And then she'd say, "Hush now, babies, don't you cry

Things look better by and by

Dry your eyes and don't look blue

Keep on smiling, don't feel sad

If there's not much for Mom or Dad

'Cause come what may, there's plenty here for you"

One time when Christmas came around

She cooked a bird that weighed about three pounds

And seven children had their share

She gave our dad a weary smile

Held him close and closed her eyes a while

And she seemed to say a silent prayer

And then she'd say, "Hush now, babies, don't you cry

Things look better by and by

Dry your eyes and don't look blue

Just keep on smiling, don't feel sad

If there's not much for Mom or Dad

'Cause come what may, there's plenty here for you"

Now I'm a man, now I am grown

I've got these lovely children of my own

I remember Mama's words today

My mama said, "Hush now, babies, don't you cry

Things look better by and by

Dry your eyes and don't look blue

Just keep on smiling, don't feel sad

If there's not much for Mom or Dad

'Cause come what may, there's plenty here for you"

Ah, come what may, there's plenty here for you