A Boy's Tribute

By Edgar Albert Guest

Prettiest girl I've ever seen

Is Ma.

Lovelier than any queen

Is Ma.

Girls with curls go walking by,

Dainty, graceful, bold an’ shy,

But the one that takes my eye

Is Ma.

Every girl made into one

Is Ma.

Sweetest girl to look upon

Is Ma.

Seen‘ em short and seen‘ em tall,

Seen‘ em big and seen‘ em small,

But the finest one of all

Is Ma.

Best of all the girls on earth

Is Ma.

One that all the rest is worth

Is Ma.

Some have beauty, some have grace,

Some look nice in silk and lace,

But the one that takes first place

Is Ma.

Sweetest singer in the land

is Ma.

She that has the softest hand

Is Ma.

Tenderest, gentlest nurse is she,

Full of fun as she can be,

An’ the only girl for me

Is Ma.

Bet if there's an angel here

It's Ma.’

if God has a sweetheart dear,

It's Ma.

Take the girls that artists draw,

An’ all the girls I ever saw,

The only one without a flaw

Is Ma.