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I Heard My Mother Weeping
The big court room was crowded while the jury heard my pleaI said, sir I'm not guilty of the crime you're accusing meI guess no one believed me for they only truned awayTo tell the judge their verdict while I bowed to pray I heard my mother weepin' when the judge said, guilty son I'll have to give you life now for the crime that you have done She cried, don't take my darlin' he means the world to me He's all I have to live for, I pray you'll set him freeHis father was a drunkard, went away left us aloneI washed to keep from starving and to raise our darling sonNow if you take him from me his face no more I'll seeJust put your son in his place his mother's here with me * RefrainThe judge sat there with head bowed low, at first did not replyAnd then I saw him wipin' a teardrop from his eyesHe motioned to the jury, this sentence can't be doneGod bless you darlin' mother I still love you and my son * Refrain
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