A Mothers Appeal To Her Boy - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
A Mothers Appeal to Her Boy. Copyright, 1889, by Geo. M. Klenk & Co. Words by Julian Holmes. Music by Henry F. Smith. 
A mother was bidding good-bye to her boy, He was going to leave her that morn; 'Twas hard to depart from the ones that he loved, And the humble cot where he was born. He treasured the parting advice that she gave, With the love that a mother can feel; In vain he endeavored his tears to restrain, As he heard his fond mother's appeal:-
Chorus. "Be faithful and fearless, devoted and true, Be manly in sorrow or joy; In trials remember 'tis darkest ere dawn, Was a mothers appeal to her boy. 
The years glided by, and he wandered afar, Often like a lone exile he'd roam; In moments of sorrow his heart would be cheered, When he thought of his mother at home. She always said, "Boy, never yield to despair, There's no pleasure without its alloy;" They never more met, but he never more forgot The appeals she made to her boy:-Chorus.