One day a mother went to a prison   To see an erring but precious son   She told the warden how much she loved him   It did not matter what he had done      She did not bring to him    A parole or pardon (free)   She brought no silver (brought no gold)   No pomp nor style (longed to see)   It was a halo bright   Sent down from heaven's light   The sweetest gift   A mother's smile      She left a smile you can remember   She's gone to heaven from heartaches free   Those walls around you could never change her   You were her baby and ere will be      She did not bring to him    A parole or pardon (free)   She brought no silver (brought no gold)   No pomp nor style (longed to see)   It was a halo bright   Sent down from heaven's light   The sweetest gift   A mother's smile      It was a halo bright   Sent down from heaven's light   The sweetest gift   A mother's smile   The sweetest gift   A mother's smile