Mother dear, mother dear, mother dear

The sky is getting cloudy and it

looks a lot like it might

Start to rain so pick up your bag

and your plastic mac

While I phone your mother again

to tell her we'll still

come over (ring ring)

Mother dear, it's nice to hear from you again

Mother dear, don't speak now

we'll be over as soon as we can


Heading out the front door

say good morning to the neighbours

Passing by then it caught my eye

the bus we needed

the bus too that takes us right outside

Mother dear it's nice to see you smiling face

Again once more Mother dear the time ha flown

and I'm afraid we'll have to go


Waving from the window see that

lonly look glistening

In her eye as we head back home

she is left alone till

next week at the same time

until the goodbye


goodbye Mother dear, goodbye goodbye