Your Mother Is Praying For You Lyrics - Hank Snow

Words & Music by C.E. Snow 

Nights may be long, skies may be gray, 

Maybe you're worried and blue. 

Fear not noble soldier, you've the whole world to gain, 

For someday your dreams will come true. 

CHORUS 

Your mother is praying for you, son, 

Tho' she's hiding each tear with a smile, 

Asking the Saviour to guide you, 

To watch over you all the while, 

Fight and be brave for the morrow will drive the dark clouds from the blue 

And remember each night say a prayer son 

For the one that is praying for you. 

Poetry. 

Yes soldier you can afford to be brave 

Lift high that old banner and long may she wave 

Think of that sweetheart so brave and so true 

And then think of your old mother who's praying for you. 

She thinks your tops cause you went over there to fight 

For Canada and for England and all things thats right 

So you've no need to worry son how she is at home 

Cause she's too busy filling stamp books and paying for bonds. 

Just keep up the courage soldier cause one of these days 

You'll set the whole wide world free and then back o'er the waves 

You'll come sailing a hero to the one that loves you 

To that loving old mother who's been praying for you. 

Repeat Chorus