My Yiddishe Momme

Album: Last of the Red Hot Mommas (1925)
Play Video
  • Of things I should be thankful for I've had a goodly share
    And as I sit here in the comfort of my cozy chair
    My fancy takes me to a humble eastside tenement
    Three flights up in the rear to where my childhood days were spent
    It wasn't much like Paradise but 'mid the dirt and all
    There sat the sweetest angel, one that I fondly call

    My yiddishe momme I need her more then ever now
    My yiddishe momme I'd like to kiss that wrinkled brow
    I long to hold her hands once more as in days gone by
    And ask her to forgive me for things I did that made her cry
    How few were her pleasures, she never cared for fashion's styles
    Her jewels and treasures she found them in her baby's smiles
    Oh I know that I owe what I am today
    To that dear little lady so old and gray
    To that wonderful yiddishe momme of mine

    My yiddishe momme I need her more then ever now
    My yiddishe momme I'd like to kiss that wrinkled brow
    I long to hold her hands once more as in days gone by
    And ask her to forgive me for things I did that made her cry
    How few were her pleasures, she never cared for fashion's styles
    Her jewels and treasures she found them in her baby's smiles
    Oh I know that I owe what I am today
    To that dear little lady so old and gray
    To that wonderful yiddishe momme of mine Writer/s: JACK YELLEN, LEW POLLACK
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Bob Daisley

Bob DaisleySongwriter Interviews

Bob was the bass player and lyricist for the first two Ozzy Osbourne albums. Here's how he wrote songs like "Crazy Train" and "Mr. Crowley" with Ozzy and Randy Rhoads.

Reverend Horton Heat

Reverend Horton HeatSongwriter Interviews

The Reverend rants on psychobilly and the egghead academics he bashes in one of his more popular songs.

Strange Magnetics

Strange MagneticsSong Writing

How Bing Crosby, Les Paul, a US Army Signal Corps Officer, and the Nazis helped shape rock and Roll.

Boy Bands

Boy BandsFact or Fiction

From NKOTB to 1D, how well do you know your boy bands?

Maria Muldaur

Maria MuldaurSongwriter Interviews

The "Midnight At The Oasis" singer is an Old Time gal. She talks about her jug band beginnings and shares a Dylan story.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson of Jethro TullSongwriter Interviews

The flautist frontman talks about touring with Led Zeppelin, his contribution to "Hotel California", and how he may have done the first MTV Unplugged.