Roses For Mama

Words, except for Chorus, are 
spoken.

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Well, I had two weeks vacation 
comin', so I thought I'd drive down 
to
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Florida: spend some time with an old
 friend, date a few girls, make a 
few
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parties, and just kinda live it up 
again.
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So I packed up my car, and then I 
called my Mom in Tennesee, and
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told her what I planned to do. And
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  she said, "Son, are you comin' by?
And I said, "Mom, I'm really pushed 
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for  time, but honey I'll see you in
 a week or two."
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And I was drivin'  through this 
little town in Georgia, when I 
remembered:
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today is Mama's birth--day. Well, I 
thought I'd just stop and wire some
flowers. Shouldn't take too long; 
then I'd be on my way.
So I walked in the flower shop and 
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the first  thing I saw was this
little boy with his eyes full a' 
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tears. And I said, "Son, (what's
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wrong?" He said, "Mama loves roses. 
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And  today's her birthday, and I 
haven't seen her
in almost a year."
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Roses for  Mama, Today's her 
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birth?day
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Roses for  Mama, Today's her 
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birth--day
He said, "I live with Grandma now. 
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But I promised Mama some  roses,
'causeI talk to her all the time. I 
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wanted to  give her five, 'cause
that's how old I am. But the lady 
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said I couldn't  buy 'em for just a 
dime."

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Well, the little fella's story 
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kind a'  touched my heart, so I told
the lady just give him what he 
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wanted and charge it to me.  Well 
that's
when I told her to wire a dozen 
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roses to my Mama, up in Chapel Hill,
Tennessee.
I looked around, and the little boy 
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was gone. But all of a sudden the
door flew open and he came runnin' 
back in and he said, "Mister, I 
forgot to
thank you for the roses." He smiled 
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and he shook my hand, and  ran back
out again.

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Well, I started on out of town. And 
I was feelin' real proud of myself
for thinkin' of my Mama and really  
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carin', when I looked my window

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and I saw that same little  boy, 
kneelin', by a grave in an old 
cemetery.
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Well I stopped my  car and walked 
over to where the little boy was
kneelin' down. He smiled up at me 
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and he  said, "This is where my Mama
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stays. She says she sure does  thank
 you for these pretty roses." Well
that's when I had to walk away.

And I drove right back to that 
flower shop and I said, "Lady, have 
you sent those
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flowers to Tennessee?" And she said,
 "No, not yet."
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And I said, "Well, just never 
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mind. I'll just take em  back with 
me."

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