If I were hanged on the highest hill,     Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
I know whose love would follow me still,
    Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
 
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
    Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
I know whose tears would come down to me,
    Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
 
If I were of body and soul,
I know whose prayers would make me whole,
    Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!