[This is an updated version of a song I posted in 2017. Mothers Day is here again, but there’s still no end to the killing, and too many mothers are mourning for their children….]

Here’s a song for all the mothers,
And their sisters and their brothers,
Aunts and uncles, all the others:
Happy Mother’s Day!

Mothers should not raise their sons
To play with war toys or with guns.
Let’s stop the killing, everyone!
Happy Mother’s Day!

Mothers Day’s a day of peace,
A day to say that wars must cease,
For love and kindness to increase (so)
Happy Mother’s Day!

One trillion, two trillion, three trillion dollars,
Wasted on war if we don’t holler:
“You can go but we won’t follow!”
Happy Mother’s Day!

As mothers we must show the way,
So let us pledge on Mother’s day:
Make ev’ry child safe today (for a)
Happy Mother’s Day!