I've just told mama goodbye.
Each year on Mother's Day
Mama's lying on her dyin' bed
I've just told Mama goodbye
Mother's day has turned to
And my red rose is turnin' white
We all must face some day
Yet there's consolation in my heart
She will bloom in the master's bouquet
I've just told mama goodbye
Mother's day has turned to night
And my red rose is turning white
And there's nothing I can do
Mama's day with her children is through
I've just told Mama good -bye
As I knelt beside her bed,
I haven't heard that song in many a day.
