Mother The Queen Of My Heart

Intro
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Verse 1
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I had a home out in Texas
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Down where the bluebonnets grew
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I had the kindest old mother
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How happy we were, just we two
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'til one day, the angels called her
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That debt we all have to pay
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She called me close to her bedside
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These last few words to say

Verse 2
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"Son, don't start drinking and gambling
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Promise you'll always go straight"
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Ten years have passed since that parting
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That promise, I've broke, I must say
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I started in gambling for pastime
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At last, I was just like them all
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I bet all my clothes and my money
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Not dreaming that I'd ever fall

Interlude
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Verse 3
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One night, I bet all my money
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Nothing was left to be seen
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And all that I needed to break them
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Was one card and that was a queen
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The cards were dealt all 'round the table
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Each man took a card on the draw
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I drew the one that would beat them
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I turned it and here's what I saw

Verse 4
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I saw my mother's picture
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And somehow, she seemed to say
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"Son, you have broken your promise"
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So I tossed the cards away
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My winnings I gave to a newsboy
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I knew I was wrong from the start
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And I'll never forget that promise
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To my mother, the queen of my heart