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Well, I Had Two Weeks Vacation Comin', So I Thought I'd Drive Down To Florida:

Spend Some Time With An Old Friend, Date A Few Girls, Make A Few Parties, And

Just Kinda Live It Up Again.



So I Packed Up My Car, And Then I Called My Mom In Tennesee, And Told Her What

I Planned To Do. She Said, "Son, Are You Comin' By?" And I Said, "Mom, I'm

Really Pushed For Time, But I'll See You In A Week Or Two."



And I Was Drivin' Through This Little Town In Georgia When I Remembered:

Today's Mama's Birthday. Well, I Thought I'll Just Stop And Wire Some Flowers.

Shouldn't Take Too Long; Then I'll Be On My Way.



So I Walked In A Flower Shop And The First Thing I Saw Was This Little Boy,

With His Eyes Full A' Tears. I Said, "What's Wrong, Son?" He Said, "Mama Loves

Roses. And Today's Her Birthday, And I Haven't Seen Her In Almost A Year."



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Roses For Mama

Today's Her Birthday

Roses For Mama

Today's Her Birthday



He Said, "I Live With Grandma Now. But I Promised Mama Some Roses, 'cause I

Talk To Her All The Time. I Wanted To Give Her Five, 'cause That's How Old I

Am. But The Lady Said I Couldn't Buy 'em With Just A Dime."



Well, The Little Fella's Story Kind A' Touched My Heart, So I Told The Lady To

Give Him What He Wanted And Charge It To Me. Then I Told Her I Needed To Wire A

Dozen Roses To My Mama, Up In Chapel Hill, Tennessee.



I Looked Around, And The Little Boy Was Gone. But All Of A Sudden The Door Flew

Open And He Come Runnin' Back In And He Said, "Mister, I Forgot To Thank You

For The Roses." He Smiled, He Shook My Hand, And Ran Back Out Again.



Well, I Started On Out Of Town. And I Was Feelin' Real Proud Of Myself For

Thinkin' Of My Mama And Really Carin', When I Looked Out The Window And I Saw

That Same Little Boy, Kneelin', By A Grave In An Old Cemete