What a Memory (Radio Version)

On the day mama died

She called daddy to her side

And said I'll be going soon

I know it's gonna hurt you both

But promise me before I go

You do what I ask of you

In a big red folgers

Can hid behind the pots and pans

You find some money that I've saved

And in the back of my dresser drawer

I put away a little more

For a rainy day

Go to town and buy that new guitar

Cause he's been working awful

Hard to get his own to write his songs

What a memory

Oh what a memory

Even in her final moments mama thought of me

What a memory

She was only thirty five

I was fifteen asking why

The lord took her away

He must have known we needed her

She was an angel here on earth

I still miss her every day

With all her friends and half the town

And her family gathered round

I bet she never felt so loved

When everybody's heads were bound

I did my best to make her proud

As I stood up

And I sang rock of ages cleft for me

As I played it on that new six string

I couldn't help but cry as we said goodbye

What a memory

Oh what a memory

Even in her final moments mama thought of me

What a memory

Even in her final moments mama thought of me

What a memory

What a memory