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The night was dark and stormy
and the wind was howling wild
when an aged old mother gazed upon
a picture of her child
she gazed on the baby's features
that once filled her heart with joy
but he's now this wide world a roaming
this mother's long lost boy
Your mother still prays for you Jack
your mother still prays for you
in a home far away over the ocean
your mother still prays for you
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Away from home and mother
away in a far off land
a comrade said come along Jack
let's go to the mission band
it was in a rough old barracks
and the meeting had just begun
when something stirred up wild Jack's heart
and sweetly the mission band sang
Your mother still prays for you Jack
your mother still prays for you
in a home far away over the ocean
your mother still prays for you
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At last there came a letter
it was deeply etched in black
from a comrade long forgotten
who still remembered Jack
they've laid your dear old mother
in a grave so dark and cold
and she wants her boy that's roaming
to meet her on the streets of gold
Your mother's last prayer was for you Jack
your mother's last prayer was for you
in a home far away over the ocean
your mother's last prayer was for you
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