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THE ORPHAN LEFT ALONE (THE ORPHAN) Sung by: W.P. Detherow Recorded in Batesville, AR, 6/25/52 Click here to listen to the first part of the original recording Click here to listen to the second part of the original recording All my friends are dead and gone. I was left in this world to wander, A poor orphan left alone. Brother I have none, nor sister; I am left here all alone In this gray world of sorrow, A poor orphan left alone. Mother said to me while dying, And her breath was almost gone, "Dearest daughter, you will soon be A poor orphan left alone. "Take this Bible to your closet; Read and pray both night and day. Seek protection in your savior, While an orphan here you stay." Oft I wander through the churchyard, Praying for the time to come When with Mother I'll be buried And no more be left alone. Also found in Brown, Vol. II, #152, "The Orphan"; Belden, p. 278, "The Orphan." |
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