The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book/Mother Machree

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Mother Machree by Rida Johnson Young and Chauncey Olcott

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From the musical Barry of Ballymoore (1910), with music by Ernest Ball.

2387533The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book — Mother MachreeRida Johnson Young and Chauncey Olcott

94—MOTHER MACHREE

Sure I love the dear silver that shines in your hair,And the brow that's all furrowed, and wrinkled with care,I kiss the dear fingers, so toil-worn for me, Oh! God bless you and keep you, Mother Machree!