[Intro]
   

[Verse 1]
             
I left my old 

              
home way back 

       
in the mountai

ns
              
Since mother a

              
nd father had 

            
both passed aw

ay
              
We followed ou

              
r mother up to

     
 the graveyard
              
For mother was

              
 called to hea

              
ven that day

[Chorus]
             
Mothers not de

              
ad she's only 

       
a sleeping
              
Just patiently

              
 waiting for J

        
esus to come
              
The birds will

              
 be singing wh

              
ile Mother is 


sleeping
              
They will sing

              
 o'er as the g

             
rave sinks awa

    
y

[Break]
   

[Verse 2]
             
Oh how we miss

              
 her around th

       
e old home pla

ce
              
Everything see

              
ms so lonesome

              
 since shes go

   
ne away
             
Mother is slee

              
ping way back 

       
the mountains
              
Yes mother is 

              
sleeping way b

             
ack in the hil

    
ls

[Chorus]
             
Mothers not de

              
ad she's only 

       
a sleeping
              
Just patiently

              
 waiting for J

        
esus to come
             
The birds will

              
 be singing wh

              
ile Mother is 


sleeping
              
They will sing

              
 o'er as the g

           
rave sinks awa

y