Prettiest girl I've ever seen <br />Is Ma. <br />Lovelier than any queen <br />Is Ma. <br />Girls with curls go walking by, <br />Dainty, graceful, bold an' shy, <br />But the one that takes my eye <br />Is Ma. <br /> <br />Every girl made into one <br />Is Ma. <br />Sweetest girl to look upon <br />Is Ma. <br />Seen 'em short and seen 'em tall, <br />Seen 'em big and seen 'em small, <br />But the finest one of all <br />Is Ma. <br /> <br />Best of all the girls on earth <br />Is Ma. <br />One that all the rest is worth <br />Is Ma. <br />Some have beauty, some have grace, <br />Some look nice in silk and lace, <br />But the one that takes first place <br />Is Ma. <br /> <br />Sweetest singer in the land <br />is Ma. <br />She that has the softest hand <br />Is Ma. <br />Tenderest, gentlest nurse is she, <br />Full of fun as she can be, <br />An' the only girl for me <br />Is Ma. <br /> <br />Bet if there's an angel here <br />It's Ma.' <br />if God has a sweetheart dear, <br />It's Ma. <br />Take the girls that artists draw, <br />An' all the girls I ever saw, <br />The only one without a flaw <br />Is Ma.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-boy-s-tribute/
