I Saw My Mother's Name

HANK THOMPSON, BILLY GRAY

Your daddy was a gambling man my mother said to me
He left me when you were a child but he was all this world to me
I know your daddy loved me too from tattoo on his arms
Was a heart of love that bored my name and was his good luck charm
I didn't heed my mother's words to leave the cards alone
I took to gambling just like dad and left my mother's home

One night the gang was gathered round we delt the hand of draw
An old man sat across from me and this is what I saw
From out his sleeve he pulled the card and I pulled out my gun
I shot him dead not knowing then what evil I had done
He fell across the table his hands reached out in vain
His sleeve slipped back and upon his arm I could see so plain
I gazed down at his lifeless arm and I hung my head in shame
For upon his arm was tattooed heart and I saw my mother's name

Trivia about the song I Saw My Mother's Name by Hank Thompson

When was the song “I Saw My Mother's Name” released by Hank Thompson?
The song I Saw My Mother's Name was released in 2007, on the album “Songs Of The Brazos Valley”.
Who composed the song “I Saw My Mother's Name” by Hank Thompson?
The song “I Saw My Mother's Name” by Hank Thompson was composed by HANK THOMPSON, BILLY GRAY.

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