Picture On The Wall - The Carter Family

There’s an old and faded picture on the wall

That has been a-hanging there for many a year

'Tis a picture of my mother, for I know there is no other

That can take the place of mother on the wall

On the wall (On the wall)

On the wall (On the wall)

How I love that dear old picture on the wall

Time is swiftly passing by and I bow my head and cry

'Cause I know I’ll meet my mother after all

Yes, the children all have gathered, all have gone

And I have a little family of my own

And I know I love them well, more than any tongue can tell

But I’ll hold that dear old picture on the wall

On the wall (On the wall)

On the wall (On the wall)

How I love that dear old picture on the wall

Time is swiftly passing by and I bow my head and cry

'Cause I know I’ll meet my mother after all

Since I lost that dear old mother years ago

There is none to which with troubles I can go As my guitar makes its chords I am praying to the Lord

Let me hold that dear old picture on the wall

On the wall (On the wall)

On the wall (On the wall)

How I love that dear old picture on the wall

Time is swiftly passing by and I bow my head and cry

'Cause I know I’ll meet my mother after all