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TWO LITTLE CHILDREN Sung by: Mrs. Russell Vaughan Recorded in Memphis, TN Click here to listen to the original recording Two little children, a boy and a girl, Sat by an old church door. The girl’s little hands were as brown as the curls That played on the dress that she wore. The boy’s coat was faded, and hatless his head, And the tears shone in each little eye. “Why don’t you run home to your Mama?” I said, And this was the maiden’s reply: “Mama’s in Heaven; they took her away, Left Jim and I alone. We came here to sleep at the close of the day, For we have no Mama nor home. “Papa got lost out at sea long ago, And we waited all night on the shore, But he was the lifesaving captain, you know, And he never came back anymore. “Mama got sick; angels took her away. She’s gone to that home of delight. ‘The angels are coming, my darlings,’ she said, ‘Perhaps they will be here tonight.’ “Mama’s in heaven; they took her away, Left Jim and I alone. We came here to sleep at the close of the day, For we have no Mama nor home.” The sexton came early to ring the church bell, And he found them beneath the snow white. Together they died in the cold there alone, But their souls were with Mama that night. Also found in Brown, Vol. II, #150. |
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