A Canadian song from 1919
Words by Earnest A. Ryan
Music by Harold V. Pym
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I was dreaming of days gone by when I was but a boy
And my dear old mother’s smiling face that always brought me joy
I can hear her singing rock-a-bye my baby go to sleep
As she rocked me in her gentle arms humming soft and sweet.
Chorus
When Mother and I were chums I was happy all the day.
My troubles were small, she took care of them all in her good old-fashioned way.
How her eyes did shine when they looked into mine as true as the morning sun
But sometimes she’d scold me, then her arms would enfold me
When Mother and I were chums.
Verse 2
Then I dreamed of the days that I was going to school.
How Mother often saved me when I broke the golden rule.
She would threaten me a beating then give me a piece of pie
‘Twas the grandest dream I ever had, the mem’ries made me cry.
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: