I had a home down in Texas
Back where the Bluebonnet grew
I had the kindest old mother
How happy we were just we two
But one day the angels called her
This parting we all have to pay
She called me close to her bedside
And these are the words she did say
Son, dont start drinking and gambling
Promise youll always go straight
Ten years have passed since our parting
That promise I've broke I must say
I started in gambling for past time
At last I was just like them all
I bet all my clothes and my money
Not dreaming that I'd ever fall
One night I've spent all my money
Nothing was left to be seen
And all that I had for to break them
Was one card and that was a Queen
Cards were dealt all 'round the table
Each man took a card on the draw
I drew the one that would break them
I turned it and here's what I saw
I saw a my mother's picture
And somehow it seemed to say
Son, you have broken your promise
Then I threw the cards away
My winnings I gave to a newsboy
I knew I was wrong from the start
But I'll never forget that promise
To my mother, the queen of my heart

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