Sadly I'm thinking tonight Thinking of the sweet by and by Memories of childhood so bright Come back like a dream with a sigh I've been thinking of friends and of home In that cottage far over the sea No matter wherever I roam There's no one like mother to me There's no one like mother to me No matter how poor she may be I'll go back to that home o'er the sea There's no one like mother to me [Instrumental break] When I left that old home o'er the sea I kissed them goodbye at the gate Somebody whispered to me A loving voice asked me to wait Her blessing she gave with a smile And tears on her cheeks I could see How often that sweet face I've missed There's no one like mother to me There's no one like mother to me No matter how poor she may be I'll go back to that home o'er the sea There's no one like mother to me [Instrumental break] There's no one like mother to me No matter how poor she may be I'll go back to that home o'er the sea There's no one like mother to me.