Mother, The Queen Of My Heart

I had a home out in Texas
Out where the bluebonnets grew
I had the kindest old mother
How happy we were, just we two

Then one day, the angels called her
A debt that we all have to pay
She called me close to her bedside
These last few words to say

"Son, don't start drinking and gambling
Promise you'll always go straight"
Ten years have passed since that promise
The promise I thought I'd never break

Then I started drinking for pastime
And soon I was bad as them all
At cards I was king of the tables
Never dreaming that I'd ever fall

Then one night I sat at the table
The big game was down to a draw
And I drew the card that would beat them
But I turned it and here's what I saw

I saw the sad face of my mother
And somehow she seemed to say
"My son, you have broken your promise
You made me when I went away"

I gave all my wins to a newsboy
Went straight home and burned all the cards
And I'll never forget that last promise
To my mother, the queen of my heart