I Wish I Had A Mommy Like You Lyrics - Kitty Wells

There lives a little boy in the house next door to me 

And as usual his mommy was gone 

So he came over this morning and sat down next to me 

And asked, why does mommy leave me alone? 

But he'll find out someday why his mommy stays away 

And why a woman needs arms to hold her tight 

And that she would stay at home and not leave him all alone 

If his daddy didn't stay away at night 

He said, I wish I had a mommy like you, just like you 

To hold me in her arms the way you do 

When I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep 

And I ask for a mommy like you 

Though a tear fell from his eye, he was trying not to cry 

I said, don't worry everything will be all right 

So just you wait and see and I held him close to me 

Just like I held his daddy last night 

He said, I wish I had a mommy like you, just like you 

To hold me in her arms the way you do 

When I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep 

And I ask for a mommy like you 

And I ask for a mommy like you