English listening exercise (12) - Mama's Hands
Listen to this video and try to fill in the blanks with the missing word.
The sun 1___ behind the trees in cotton candy skies.
We sat upon the front porch steps watching 2____.
And painted in my memory as Norman Rockwell night,
As Mama 3 ____ into my ear, and held me to her tight,
Her shirt smelled just like summer sun,
Her heart beat pure and 4___
And when her hands stroked through my 5___,
Love was all I 6___.
Chorus:
Mama's hands are loving hands. Mama's hands are 7___ strong.
Mama's hands are tired hands from 8___ all life long
They're lined and worn and gentle. They're weathered 9____.
She thinks that they're ugly now, but they're 10____to me.
Now I believe that most things change, but not the things that 11___.
Some things always stay the same, in just the right 12____
And sitting round the table on 13____ way back home,
I see how far our lives have come and just how much we've 14____.
But somewhere deep inside of me is a child who 15____,
The love that gave a 16____ strength, came from Mama's hands.
Chorus:
Mama's hands are loving hands. Mama's hands are tender strong.
Mama's hands are tired hands from working all life long.
They're lined and worn and gentle. They're weathered honestly.
She thinks that they're ugly now, but they're beautiful to me.
For I can still 17____ through the passing 18___ the feel of Mama's loving hands as she
held me 19____ my 20.____.
Song for Mother - "Mama's Hands" written by Sabrina Schneppat
2 Answers
1) ??, 2) fireflies, 3) hummed, 4) true, 5) hair, 6) knew, 7) tender, 8) working, 9) honestly, 10) beautiful, 11) count, 12) amounts, 13) visits, 14) grown, 15) understands, 16) friendly, 17) remember, 18) years, 19) through, 20) tears.
Una canción preciosa, Sanlee:
1 - tiptoed 2 – fireflies 3 - ??? 4 – true 5 – hair 6 - ??? 7 – tender 8 – working 9 – honestly 10 – beautiful 11 – count 12 – amounts 13 – visits 14 – grown 15 – understands 16 – friendly 17 – remember 18 – years 19 – through 20 - tears
Muchas gracias 
