I asked my mother
Is there a morning star?
I was answered by my mother
Yes, there's a morning star

It shines for just one moment
Way up in the sky
And it shines for ever after
In a mother's eyes

That's when I found out
How wise mothers are
There in my mother's eyes
I saw that morning star

That's when I found out
How wise mothers are
For there in my mother's eyes
Oh, I saw that morning star

I saw the morning star
I saw the morning star
I saw the morning star

Billy Preston

William Everett Preston was an American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Rev. James Cleveland and The Beatles.

The Beatles and Billy Preston during the Get Back sessions in 1969.