She is waiting for the mailman,
Ah, he has come at last!
And as he nears the cottage door
Her heart is beating fast.
He'll surely have a letter from
Her loved one far away
For it is not, since last he wrote,
Full three long months to day?
He's gone, "tomorrow then 'twill come."
I heard her gently say.
And so the little Mother waits
Expectant day by day.
Oh, who are you who neglects
A mournful aged Mother?
A dearer friend who loves you more,
Save God, there is no other.
Do you remember how she prayed
The last sad hour of passing?
Do you remember how the tears
Were in her dear eyes starting