On The Day Our Mother Died

For our family such a tearful day to say different would be a lie In a Cork hospital our mum was dying her wish was to come home to die But in the family car she did not make it home as she died on the way We all grow old with memories of our life's saddest day Though she had not been well for years and had suffered her own share Poor dad he was a shattered man the grief hard on him to bear In the cemetery by Cashman's Hill in the same grave their remains lay And only memories of the past are left with us to stay Though the cancer eat away her lungs and caused her years of pain Mum she did battle on for life and never did complain She fought for life till the very end and with bravery death did face When a mother leaves the family there is none to take her place We thought that she might beat the cancer but thought had proved us wrong Though perhaps for her a happy day as she had suffered for far too long On a cold February day in nineteen sixty six as i remember well We heard for mum in Millstreet Town her final farewell bell No matter what we achieve in life our life's journey does end And we grieve for the loss of a family member and the loss of a friend A cold wind blew from Clara Hill across the countryside When in the family car from Cork our mother Mary Agnes died,