Rockin' Alone In An Old Rockin' Chair Lyrics - Eddy Arnold

Sitting alone in an old rockin' chair 

I saw an old mother with silvery hair 

She seemed so neglected by those who should care 

Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair 

Her hands were calloused and wrinkled and old 

A life of hard work was the story they told 

And I've thought of angels as I saw her there 

Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair 

Bless her old heart do you think she'd complain 

Though life has been bitter she'd live it again 

And carry the cross that is more than her share 

Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair 

It wouldn't take much to gladden her heart 

Just some small remembrance on somebody's part 

A letter would brighten her empty life there 

Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair 

I know some kids in an orphan's home 

Who think they owned heaven if she was their own 

They'd never be willing to let her sit there 

Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair 

I look at her and I think what a shame 

The ones who forgot her she loves just the same 

And I think of angels as I see her there 

Rockin' alone in an old rockin' chair