Orphan Train
Author Unknown

Once I had a darling mother, tho I can't recall her name
I had a baby brother who I'll never see again
For the children's home is sending us out on the orphan train
To try to find someone to take us in

I have stolen from the poor box, I have begged the city streets
I have swamped the bars and poolrooms for a little bite to eat
In my daddy's old gray jacket and these rags upon my feet
I've been looking for someone to take me in

Chorus

Take us in, we have rode the orphan train
Take us in we need a home we need a name
Take us in, oh won't you be our kin
We are looking for someone to take us in

The farmers and their families, they came from miles around
And we lined upon the platforms of the station in each town
And one by one we parted like some living lost and found
And one by one we all were taken in

Now there's many a fine doctor or a teacher in your school
There's many a good preacher who can preach the golden rule
Who started out as orphans sleeping in the freezing rain
Whose life began out on the orphan train

Repeat chorus