[Verse 1] Last night while I lay sleeping Last night while in a dream I saw my dear old mother Down by a misting stream Dont ask me why Im weeping Dont ask me why I pray For Ive an aged mother Ten thousand miles away A letter here from sister dear Come home were all alone Dear mothers slowly fading She cant be living long [Chorus] Well, ahleho, leholay Well, ahleho, leholay Out in the cold world Left all alone [Verse 2] Im drawing near the old home Dear sisters at the gate Shes leading me through the doorway Oh brother youve come to late Oh lead me to the casket Through back the linen so fine That I may kiss her pale white lips For I know theyll never kiss mine I see the pale moon shining On mothers whitened stone The rose buds round them twining Are just me all alone [Chorus]
leholay, ahleho, mother, dear, pale