Keep that candle burnin' bright, mother
I'll be home late tonight, mother
There's a yellow moon above, mother
Shinin' on the one I love, mother

Burn that candle, light my way
Burn that candle, light my way
Keep that doorway open wide
Till I'm strollin' thru the doorway with my guy

While that candle's burnin' high, mother
I'll be with my sugar pie, mother
We'll be home late you know, mother
Lookin for that candle glow, mother

Burn that candle, light my way
Burn that candle, sign my way
Keep that doorway open wide
Till I'm strollin' through that doorway with my guy

Na na na na nana, mother
I'll be home late tonight, mother
There's a yellow moon above, mother
Shinin' on the one I love, mother

Burn that candle, light my way
Burn that candle, sign my way
Keep that doorway open wide
Till I'm strollin' through that doorway with my guy