A popular song from 1920
Words by William Jerome
Music by Harry Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- In my mind there’s a beautiful picture
That someone engraved on my heart
When I was a wee little laddie
On that Island they call the Old Dart
It’s a picture that God gave to me
Of my daddy’s acushla machree
Chorus
In her eyes there’s the dew of Killarney
On her cheek there’s the rose of Kildare
On her lips just a wee bit of Blarney
And the snow of Athlone in her hair
On a St. Patrick’s morn
She was cradled and born
In her smile there’s a light that’s divine
She’s as sweet as the day
She stole dad’s heart away
That Old Irish mother of mine
- It is always good luck and God bless you
Each time that she bids you goodbye
For a poor broken heart that’s love hungry
There’s a sweet cheery smile in her eye
When you gaze on that picture you see
She’s a Mother and sweetheart to me
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: