Who wrote a song that starts "M is for the million things she gave me O is that I know she's growing old..."? It then goes on to spell mother.

\"M\" is for the million things she gave me,
\"O\" means only that she's growing old,
\"T\" is for the tears she shed to save me,
\"H\" is for her heart of purest gold;
\"E\" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
\"R\" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell \"MOTHER,\"
A word that means the world to me.

Howard Johnson (1915)
Download Midi version of the music: http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/hymns/mother.mid

Here is your answer-Researched by RMB 10/30/08

M-O-T-H-E-R (A WORD THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME)
Writers Howard Johnson, Theodore Morse (c1915)

I believe this is the abreviated version...

M-O-T-H-E-R
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.

What I can locate this appears to be the complete lyrics.

I've been around the world, you bet, but never went to school Hard knocks are all I seem to get, perhaps I've been a fool; But still, some educated folks, supposed to be so swell, Would fail if they were called upon a simple word to spell. Now if you'd like to put me to the test, There's one dear name that I can spell the best! "M" is for the million things she gave me "O" means only that she's growing old "T" is for the tears she shed to save me "H" is for her heart of purest gold "E" is for her eyes with love-light shining "R" means right and right she'll always be Put them all together they spell MOTHER, a word that means the world to me. When I was but a baby, long before I learned to walk, While lying in my cradle, I would try my best to talk; It wasn't long before I spoke and all the neighbors heard, My folks were very proud of me for "Mother" was the word. Although I'll never lay a claim to fame, I'm satisfied that I can spell the name: "M" is for the mercy she possesses "O" means that I owe her all I own "T" is for her tender, sweet caresses "H" is for her hands that made a home "E" means ev'rything she's done to help me "R" means real and regular, you see Put them all together they spell MOTHER, a word that means the world to me.

It was also recorded by Eddie Arnold but I don't know the year. You can locate it on the web under Eddie Arnold. God bless you RMB.