Lyr Req: song title and artist Mother's Smile

Subject: Lyr Req: song title and artist
From: GUEST,leecar
Date: 01 Jun 08 - 02:39 PM

A song that began with, "One day a mother went to a prison to see an erring but precious son. She told the warden how much she loved him. No matter what he had done.
Please help with title and artist.

Thanks

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SWEETEST GIFT A MOTHER'S SMILE
From: Melissa
Date: 01 Jun 08 - 02:54 PM

It's in the DT (see the little search box thingy up on the right corner of this page?) The DT is huge and full of all kinds of everything..hope you stay around and browse a while!



THE SWEETEST GIFT A MOTHER'S SMILE
(J. B. Coats)

One day a mother came to a prison
To seek an erring but precious son.
She told the warden how much she loved him.
It did not matter what he had done.

(Chorus, with response in parentheses:)
She did not bring (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 (gift), a mother's smile (mother's smile).

Her boy had wandered far from the fireside,
Though she had pleaded with him each night.
But not a word did she ever utter
That told her heartache. Her smile was bright.

She left a smile you can remember.
She's gone to heaven, from heartaches free.
Them bars around him will never change her.
He was her baby and e'er will be.

@prison
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song title and artist Mother's Smile
From: moongoddess
Date: 01 Jun 08 - 07:52 PM

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard do an excellent job at singing this one on their album "Hazel and Alice"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: song title and artist Mother's Smile
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jun 08 - 06:30 PM

Try youtube the Judds version.

Listed under The Sweetest Gift or search for The Judds.

Sorry, have not mastered the blue clicky things yet.