M-O-T-H-E-R

(A WORD THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME)

SATB a cappella

Lyrics by Howard Johnson

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be,




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Put them all to-geth-er, they spell "MOTH - ER," A word that means the world
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"H" is for her heart of pur - est gold, pur - est gold,

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"T" is for the tears were shed to

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"M" is for the mil-lion things she gave

Music by Theodore Morse

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to me, the world to

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me.



me.
Originally published 1915 by Leo Feist, Inc.
transcribed 5/9/99
Copyright 1999 by the Choral Public Domain Library (http://www.cpdl.org)
Edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, or recorded.

ed. 5/9/99