if i were hanged on the highest hill,

mother o’ mine, o mother o’ mine!

i know whose love would follow me still,

mother o’ mine, o mother o’ mine!

if i were drowned in the deepest sea,

mother o’ mine, o mother o’ mine!

i know whose tears would come down to me,

mother o’ mine, o mother o’ mine!

if i were damned of body and soul,

i know whose prayers would make me whole,

mother o’ mine, o mother o’ mine!