One day a mother, come to a prisonTo see an erring, but precious sonShe told the warden, how much she loved himIt did not matter, what he had doneShe did not bring to him (bring to him)Parole or pardon (pardon free)She brought no silver (brought no gold)No pomp nor style (him to see)It was a halo (halo bright)Sent down from heaven (heaven's light)The sweetest gift (a mother's smile)Her boy had wandered, far from the far sideThough she had pleaded, with him each nightBut not a word did she ever utterThat told her heartaches, her smile was brightShe did not bring to himParole or pardonShe brought no silver (brought no gold)No pomp nor style (him to see)It was a halo (halo bright)Sent down from heaven (heaven's light)The sweetest gift, a mother's smileShe left a smile, you can rememberShe's gone to heaven, from heartache's freeThem bars around you, will never change herHe was her baby, and there will beShe did not bring to him (bring to him)Parole or pardon (pardon free)She brought no silver (brought no gold)No pomp nor style (him to see)It was a halo (halo bright)Sent down from heaven (heaven's light)The sweetest gift, a mother's smileIt was a halo (halo bright)Sent down from heaven (heaven's light)The sweetest gift, a mother's smile
