A WONDERFUL MOTHER God made a wonderful mother, A mother who never grows old; He made her smile of the sunshine, And He molded her heart of pure gold; In her eyes He placed bright shining stars In her cheeks, fair roses you see; God made a wonderful mother, And He gave that dear mother to me. -- Pat O'Reilly , "The Best Loved Poems of the American People," ed. Hazel Felleman (1936).