MAMA'S BIBLE

THERE'S A BOOK I KNOW OF THAT'S RAGGED AND TORN                       

THUS PROVING THAT IT IS WELL USED                                     

THERE'S A BOOK I KNOW OF THAT'S GRIMY AND WORN                        

IT'S THE BIBLE,THE BOOK OF GOOD NEWS                                                          

CHORUS  

IT'S THE BIBLE OF MY MAMA,SHE READS IT EACH NIGHT                     

IT'S THE BIBLE OF MY MAMA,IT'S HER ONE DELIGHT

IT'S THE BIBLE OF MY MAMA,SHE'LL CHERISH EACH LINE                    

AND IT'S WRITTEN IN BRAILLE,'CAUSE MAMA IS BLIND                                                                    

NOW HER TREMBLING HANDS CARESSES EACH PAGE                            

AS HER FINGERS SIPHONS EACH LINE                                      

ROM PAPER THAT'S DOG-EARED AND YELLOWED WITH AGE                      

GO THE WORDS SO PRECIOUS TO HER MIND (REPEAT CHORUS)     

THERE'S A BOOK I KNOW OF THAT'S WELL STAINED WITH TEARS

THE EMBLEMS OF SORROW AND JOYS                                        

BUT THIS BOOK HAS SUSTAINED HER OVER THE YEARS                        

AND IT WILL 'TILL THE DAY SHE DIES (REPEAT CHORUS)                                        

(c) EVERETT ADAMS 1986(NEWSFLASH SOUNDS