Last night I heard you hum, grandma
An all too familiar tune
The notes were soft and tender
Like the light drizzles of June
You hummed it so well, grandma
As your chair rocks in gentle motion
The tune cuts deep in my heart
‘Twas that old cradle song.
I’d love you sing that song again, grandma
The melody, the lyrics and all
For it tells a wonderful story
That delights every one’s soul
It sings of a mother’s love to her child
Undying, unconditional, without fail
It tells of a mother’s caring heart
That defies all travails.
‘Twas that song, my mama says
The magic that lull her to deep slumber
Every time you sang that song, grandma
When mama was a little girl
As did my sweet nightingale mama
Sang me to sleep with the song
So shall I do to my daughter
And so shall she to her children.
The notes of the song shall live, grandma
On and on and on
Like the beating of your caring heart
Like the eternal warmth of your loving arms
In endless current it billows like the wind
In infinite circles it goes like the seasons
And tonight as you gently rock your chair, grandma
Listen as I sing to you the song.