D
Kneel down by the side of your mother, my boy,
A D
you have only a moment, I know.
But stay till I give you my parting advice.
A D
it is all that I have to bestow.
G D
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
A D
wherever your footsteps may roam.
G D
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
A D
that you learned from your mother at home.
D
You leave us to seek your employment, my boy,
A D
by the world you have yet to be tried.
But in the temptations and trials you meet,
A D
may your heart to the Saviour confide.
G D
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
A D
wherever your footsteps may roam.
G D
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
A D
that you learned from your mother at home.
D
I gave you to God in your cradle, my boy,
A D
and I've taught you the best that I knew.
And as long as His mercies permit me to live,
A D
I shall never stop praying for you.
G D
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
A D
wherever your footsteps may roam.
G D
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
A D
that you learned from your mother at home.
D
You will find in your satchel, a Bible, my boy,
A D
it's the book of all others the best.
It will help you to live and prepare you to die,
A D
and will lead to the gates of the blest .
G D
Hold fast to the right, hold fast to the right,
A D
wherever your footsteps may roam.
G D
And forsake not the way of a salvation, my boy,
A D
that you learned from your mother at home.
