Sitting alone in an old rockin' chair   I saw an old mother with silvery hair   She seemed so neglected by those who should care   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair      Her hands were caloused and wrinckled and old   A life full of hard work was the story they told   And I've thought of angels as I saw her there   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair      Bless her old heart do you think she'd complain   Though life has been bitter she'd live it again   And carry that cross that is more than her share   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair   [ piano ]   (It wouldn't take much just to gladden her heart   Just some small re-embrace on somebody's heart)   A letter would brighten her empty life there   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair      I know some youngsters in an orphan's home   Would think they owned heaven if she were their own   They'd never be willing till let her sit there   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair      I look at her and I think what a shame   The ones who forgot her she loves just the same   And I think of angels as I see her there   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair   Rocking alone in an old rockin' chair