[ti:Her Mothers Daughter] [ar:Dory Previn] [al:Mythical Kings and Iguanas] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Her Mothers Daughter - Dory Previn [00:14.00]See the sweet and gentle lady [00:18.30] [00:19.86]So finely boned and frail [00:23.19] [00:24.97]See her every morning [00:27.90] [00:28.68]At the window with her knitting [00:32.68] [00:33.70]Where she spends the hours sitting [00:37.85] [00:38.59]While she waits [00:40.04] [00:40.63]For advertisements in the mail [00:46.19] [00:48.18]See the gentle lady [00:52.21] [00:52.79]Sipping lemonade with lime [00:56.52] [00:57.93]Once she wanted princes [01:02.18] [01:02.70]Out of tales that happily ended [01:06.88] [01:07.42]Now the grocery clerk befriended [01:12.33]Her cat and she was [01:15.49]Grateful for his time [01:20.01] [01:26.31]You'll grow into a beauty [01:28.53]Her mother always said [01:30.62]So take your time in choosing [01:32.98]The boy whom you will wed [01:35.11]Is this the right one mother [01:37.41]Oh no my daughter dear [01:39.66]There will be someone better [01:41.72] [01:42.24]Wait another year [01:47.31] [01:48.42]Is this the right one mother [01:50.78]The husband that I seek [01:53.07]No he's hardly good enough my child [01:55.67]Wait another week [01:58.99] [02:02.10]Her father died one winter [02:03.80]And was swiftly laid away [02:06.38]Oh mother may I marry now [02:08.90]No I need you stay [02:11.00]I beg you darling daughter [02:13.15]I cannot be alone [02:15.21]If you love me you will stay [02:17.52]If you love me stay with me at home [02:25.55] [02:26.17]Damn you mother how I hate you [02:28.60]You will never know how deep [02:30.82]I must cling till you release me [02:32.91]I could k*ll you in your sleep [02:34.66] [02:35.17]I would smile to watch your life blood [02:37.24]Creep across your wretched hair [02:39.51] [02:40.66]Yes of course I love you mother [02:43.46] [02:45.13]I'll never leave you dear [02:47.47] [02:48.74]I swear [02:51.67] [02:57.79]See the sweet and gentle lady [03:02.00] [03:03.01]She buys beribboned toys [03:06.46] [03:07.29]And visits dull relations [03:11.92]To applaud piano pieces [03:16.85]Played by nephews and by nieces [03:21.08] [03:22.03]She listens in on other people's joys [03:29.30] [03:30.69]And look longingly [03:32.76] [03:33.75]At all the passing young boys [03:39.29] [03:44.00]Yes of course I love you mother [03:46.58] [03:48.19]I'll never leave you dear [03:50.62] [03:52.62]I swear