Merrymax mentioned this back in 2009:


PAINT A ROSE ON THE GARDEN WALL
As sung by Slim Whitman

"I might live a little longer, dear," a sick mother said to her son.
"I will leave you when the roses disappear. They're fading one by one."
Then the boy knelt down to pray
And his prayer started in this way:

Please paint a rose on the garden wall so Mom will think summer's still here.
The doctor said she would be taken from me when the roses disappear.
She'll think the painted flower is real; it will give her new courage somehow,
So please paint a rose on the garden wall so Mama won't leave me now.

[Spoken] You know they say that a boy's best friend is his mother,
And I for one know that it's true.
They'll stay by your side when there's no other,
And guard you when you're alone and blue.
So is it asking too much, dear God,
To spare me these heartaches, these tears?
Won't you please paint a rose on the garden wall,
So my mom will think summer's still here?

[Sung] She'll think the painted flower is real; it will give her new courage somehow,
So please paint a rose on the garden wall so mama won't leave me now.