Henry's Songbook

Chorus:
Child as you grow questions will flow
The more that you ask the more you shall know
But ask of emotion it's useless to try
Finding its reason by asking me why

Child on the green what's that you do
I'm turning daisies to chains and Mum they're for you
But Mum I'm just playing so why do you cry
My flowers are saying I'm glad you came by

Child you are late where have you been
Your dinner is burned and your clothes are unclean
I wasn't surprised to find she was wild
But puzzled some when she suddenly smiled

Child you are lost sometimes we act strange
You must understand we can suddenly change
It's just human nature and when you are grown
You'll sometimes seem strange to a child of your own
She spoke and I listened then went off to bed
But I always remembered the words she had said
It's been twenty years I've a son on my knee
I've just told my son what my Mum told to me

As sung by Ian Walker

[1987:] A conversation between a mother and child showing that displays of emotion are not always what they seem. (Notes Ian Walker, 'Flying High')