Lyrics:

[Chorus]**lf**Oh, the path was deep and wide**lf**From footsteps leading to our cabin**lf**Above the door there burned a scarlet lamp**lf**And late at night a hand would knock**lf**And there would stand a stranger**lf**Yes, I''m the son of Hickory Holler''s tramp**lf****lf**[Verse 1]**lf**Yeah, the weeds were high, the corn was dry**lf**When daddy took to drinking**lf**Him and Sally Walker, they up and ran away**lf**Then Momma shed a silent tear**lf**And promised fourteen children:**lf**''I swear you''ll never see a hungry day''**lf****lf**[Verse 2]**lf**When Momma sacrificed her pride**lf**The neighbors started talking**lf**But we were much too young**lf**To understand the things they said**lf**All we really cared about**lf**Was Momma''s chicken dumplings**lf**And a goodnight kiss before we went to bed**lf****lf**[Chorus]**lf****lf**[Verse 3]**lf**When Daddy left and destitution came upon our family**lf**Not one neighbor volunteered to lend a helping hand**lf**So just let ''em gossip all they want**lf**She loved us, and she raised us**lf**The proof is standing here a full grown man**lf****lf**[Verse 4]**lf**Last summer Momma passed away**lf**And left the ones who loved her**lf**Each and every one**lf**Is more than grateful for their birth**lf**And each Sunday she receives a big bouquet**lf**Of fourteen roses**lf**With a card that reads ''The Greatest Mom on Earth''**lf****lf**[Repeat Chorus until Fade]