Tie That Binds

In a room so lonely and cheerless

By her a cradle stands empty

And o’er it she sobs and she moans

I’ll leave him at home forever

And out in this old world abide

I never no never would leave him

If ever a kind word he’d speak

He laid the things out on the table

And softly to her he did say

One little stocking for you dear

One little blue shoe is for me

The baby’s wrap and its smallest cap

We’ll keep in memory

One lock of hair is for you dear

See how the golden curls shines

We’ll keep a smile while she sleeps for

She is the tie that binds

cord-image