Uploaded June 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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There's an old and faded picture
on the wall
That has been a-hanging there
for many a-year
'Tis a picture of my mother for I know
there is no other
That can take the place of mother
on the wall

On the wall, on the wall
How I love that dear old picture
on the wall
Time is swiftly passing by and I
bow my head and cry
'Cause I know I'll meet my mother
after all

Yes, the children all have gathered
all have gone
And I have a little family of my own
And I know I love them well more
than any time can tell
But I'll hold that dear old picture
on the wall

On the wall, on the wall
How I love that dear old picture
on the wall
Time is swiftly passing by and I
bow my head and cry
'Cause I know I'll meet my mother
after all

Since I lost that dear old mother
years ago
There is none to which with troubles
I can go
As my guitar makes its chords I am
praying to the Lord
Let me hold that dear old picture
on the wall

On the wall, on the wall
How I love that dear old picture
on the wall
Time is swiftly passing by and I
bow my head and cry
'Cause I know I'll meet my mother
after all