There were wind chimes in the window, bells inside the clock
An organ in the corner and tunes on a music box
We sang while we were cooking or working in the yard
We sang though our lives were really hard

But there was music in my mother’s house
There was music all around
There was music in my mother’s house
And my heart’s still feels full with the sound

She taught us all piano but my sister had the ear
She could play the harmony to any tune she’d hear
Now I don’t claim much talent but I’ve always loved to play
And I guess I will until my dying day

But there was music in my mother’s house
There was music all around
There was music in my mother’s house
And my heart’s still feels full with the sound

Those days come back so clearly although I’m far away
She gave me the kind of gift I love to give away
And when my mother died and she’d sung her last song
We sat in the living room singing all night long
Singing la la la la la la la la
Singing the front porch songs
Singing the old torch songs
La la la la la la la la
Singing the hymns to send her home

But there was music in my mother’s house
There was music all around
There was music in my mother’s house
And my heart’s still feels full with the sound

Singing la la la la la la la la
Singing the front porch songs
Singing the old torch songs
La la la la la la la la
Singing the hymns to send her home