{"id":20013,"date":"2023-04-30T14:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T14:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=20013"},"modified":"2023-04-30T15:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T15:04:08","slug":"thats-what-god-made-mothers-for","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/thats-what-god-made-mothers-for\/","title":{"rendered":"That’s what God made mothers for"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First Published<\/td>1918<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Leo Wood<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN10665<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>The Two Rascals<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Keeping family; England : London; 1930s-50s
Mills, Bob; England : Hampshire; 1978<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I dream'd that I saw my dear old mother kissing me goodbye, \nAnd though her heart was breaking and a tear shone in her eye, \nShe whisper'd \"Boy, don't let our parting grieve you any more, \nBut just remember this is God this is what God made all mothers for\n\nTo watch over you when a baby, to sing you to sleep with her song,\nTo try to be near you to comfort and cheer you\nTo teach you the right from the wrong.\nTo do all she can to make you a man\nAnd over a million things more\nTo sigh for you, cry for you, yes, even die for you\nThat's what God made mothers for.<\/em>\n\nI've watch'd you from the time I rock'd you in your cradle dear; \nI've dream'd for you and plann'd for you and long'd to keep you near; \nNow the time comes and you're going to some distance sore\nTis only one of many cares God made all mothers for<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A sentimental song written by American composer and songwriter Leo Wood (1882 \u2013 1929), which seems to have been popular throughout the English-speaking world. It was performed on the British Music Hall stage by The Two Rascals<\/em>, a pair of “entertainers at the piano” active on stage and radio in the 1920s. The song was recorded by several performers in the 1920s and is still regularly performed by Barbershop quartets. The chorus seems to have lived on as a lullaby. A recording collected from the singing of Bob Mills by Paul Marsh in 1975 is given below.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n