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Artist: Loudon Wainwright III
Canonical path: /loudon-wainwright-iii/mother-s-last-farewell-kiss
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Mother's Last Farewell Kiss
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Mother's Last Farewell Kiss
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I was sitting in a station one day
When i heard a splendid young lad say
I've no money for my fare but i'm longing to be there
And a letter from my sister tells me this
Mother's dying, please come home at once
If you want a mother's farewell kiss
Was my mother's farewell kiss, i now remember
How i'd love to see her smiling face once more
With her hand upon my brow
I can feel her touch just now
It's a memory of my mother's farewell kiss
It's a memory of my mother's farewell kiss
As the train pulled in that day
From behind the lad a voice replied
Take this money, pay your fare
It's enough to get you there
It's a twenty dollar bill i'll never miss
So the lad came safely home in time
To receive his mother's farewell kiss
Was my mother's farewell kiss, i now remember
How i'd love to see her smiling face once more
With her hand upon my brow
I can feel her touch just now
It's a memory of my mother's farewell kiss
It's a memory of my mother's farewell kiss
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