[00:08.83]Oh, mama liked the roses she grew them in the yard [00:19.52]But Winter always came around and made the growing way too hard [00:28.75]Oh, mama liked the roses and when she had the time [00:38.74]She'd decorate the living room, for all us kids to see [00:49.76]When I hear the Sunday bells ringing in the morning [00:59.94]I remember crying when she used to sing [01:08.90]Oh, mama liked the roses but most of all she cared [01:19.54]About the way we learned to live [01:24.64]And if we said our prayers [01:32.79]You know I kept the family bible [01:37.76]With a rose that she saved inside [01:42.50]It was pressed between the pages [01:46.05]Like it had found a place to hide [01:48.99]Oh, mama liked the roses in such a special way [01:59.45]We bring them every Mother's Day [02:04.17]And put them on her grave [02:09.05]Oh, mama liked the roses Mmmm [02:19.51]Mama liked the roses Mmmm [02:29.38]Oh, mama liked the roses