[harmonica]
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Two little children a boy and a girl
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sat by an old Church door,
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the little girls feet were as brown as the curls,
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that lay on the dress that she wore.
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The little boys clothes were all tattered and torn,
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a tear shown beneath his blue eyes,
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why dont you go home to your mother i said,
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and this was the maidens reply
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Mamas in Heaven God took her away,
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left Jim and I all alone
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We came here to sleep at the close of the day
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for we have no mother or home
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[harmonica]
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Papa was lost on the sea long ago
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we waited all night on the shore
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He was a life saving captian you know
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and he never came back any more
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Mama got sick Angels took her away
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to dwell in a mansion so bright
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She said they would come for her darlings some day
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perhaps they are coming tonight
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[hamonica]
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The sexton came early to ring the Church bell
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he found them beneath the snow white
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The Angels made room for two orphans to dwell
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in Heaven with mama that night
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Mamas in Heaven God took her away
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left Jim and I all alone
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We came here to sleep at the close of the day
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for we have no mother or home
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[harmoncia]
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Two Little Orphans
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| Roy Acuff |
