The Orphan Boy's Lament - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
THE ORPHAN BOY'S LAMENT. 
They tell me that my mother's lying In the churchyard far away, And she knows that I am weeping, Weeping all the livelong day. Weeping all the livelong day, Weeping all the livelong day; And she knows that I am weeping, Weeping all the livelong day. 
Hark! I think I hear her calling, And her grave I long to find, But there is no one here to lead me, And the orphan boy is blind. And the orphan boy is blind, And the orphan boy is blind; And there is no one here to lead me, And the orphan boy is blind. 
They tell me that my father's lying In the graveyard by her side; He has left me in this wide world Without an earthly friend or guide. Without an earthly friend or guide, Without an earthly friend or guide; He has left me in this wide world Without an earthly friend or guide. 
Now the orphan boy is lying Where he often wished to be; Angels bore his soul to heaven, And the orphan boy is free. And the orphan boy is free, And the orphan boy is free; Angels bore his soul to heaven, And the orphan boy is free.