All the children they have scattered off and gone.

voiceCollected by: James Ward Lee and Ralph E. Roberts for Sung by: Lizzie Maguire and James Maguire Fayetteville, Arkansas August 1, 1958 Mary Celestia Parler Transcribed by James Ward Lee Ralph E. Roberts Reel 242 Item 9 The Old And Fading Picture All the children they have scattered off and gone. Now I have a little family of my own, And I know I love them well, More than any tongue can tell, Yet I'll hold the dear old picture on the wall. On the wall yes 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, For I know I'll meet my Mother after all. All the children they have scattered off and gone, And I'll have a little family of my own. And I know I love them well. More than any tongue can tell, Then I'll hold the dear old picture on the wall. On the wall yes 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, For I know I'll meet my Mother after all.Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation