Here Today and Gone Tomorrow lyrics - Hazel Dickens

Last week I played with a tiny baby
I thought how soon he'd be a man.
But today for the last time, mama rocked his cradle
His fevered brow, her loving hand.

Oh here today, and gone tomorrow
That's how life in this world is.
Oh here today and gone tomorrow
There's a better world than this.
Daddy worked hard to raise a family
Then his time to retire had come.
We gathered here for a celebration
But God called him; his work is done.

Oh here today, and gone tomorrow
That's how life in this world is.
Oh here today and gone tomorrow
There's a better world than this.

Oh the bluebirds sing out in my garden
Warm summer days are here to stay.
But autumn came and winter followed
My flowers died, the birds flew away.

Oh here today, and gone tomorrow
That's how life in this world is.
Oh here today and gone tomorrow
There's a better world than this.