The poor orphan
child
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1. I hear a low faint voice of death call full and mamma's dead,
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and
it comes from the poor orphan child that must be clothed and fed.
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And it calls from the poor
orphan child that must be clothed and fed,
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and
it calls from the poor orphan child that must be clothed and fed.
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Savior lead
them by the hand, gently lead them by the hand,
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Savior lead them by the hand, saviour
lead them by the hand,
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Savior lead
them by the hand, gently lead them by the hand.
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A
till they all reach that
glittering strand.
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2. They call the mended children now, poor little boys and girls,
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who
once had loved their loving hands to smooth their golden curls.
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Who wanted mothers loving
hands to smooth their golden curls,
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who
wanted mothers loving hands to smooth their golden curls.
+ CHORUS
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3. But now we see those wandering curls hang gallop round their brow,
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they
say to us, my pappa's dead, and I've no mother now.
D A E A
They say to us, my pappa's dead, and I've no mother now,
D A E A
they
say to us, my pappa's dead, and I've no mother now.
+ CHORUS
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4. Oh Savior, every orphan breath
wherever they may roam,
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bless
every hand that leaves them aid and bless the orphan home.
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Bless every hand that leaves
them aid and bless the orphan home,
D A E A
bless
every hand that leaves them aid and bless the orphan home.
A
Savior lead
them by the hand, gently lead them by the hand,
E
A
Savior lead them by the hand,
saviour lead them by the hand,
D A
Savior lead
them by the hand, gently lead them by the hand.
E
A
till they all reach that
glittering strand.
Recorded 8/1/27
Bristol, Tn
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The
Carter Family)