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Little Orphan Girl

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[Verse]
A"No home, no home," said a E7little Agirl
At the E7door of a Drich man's Ahome
She trembling Dstood on the Amarble steps
And leaned on the E7polished Awall
Her Aclothes were thin and her E7feet were Abare
And the E7snowflakes Dcovered her Ahead
"Let me come Din," she Afeebly said
"Please give me a E7little Abread"
As the Alittle girl still E7trembling Astood
BeE7fore that Drich man's Adoor
With a frowning Dface he Ascornfully said
"No room, no E7bread for the Apoor"
Then the Arich man went to his E7table so Afine
Where E7he and his Dfamily were Afed
And the orphan Dstood in the Asnow so deep
As she cried for a E7piece of Abread
The Arich man slept on his E7velvet Acouch
And he E7dreamed of his Dsilver and Agold
While the orphan Dlay in a Abed of snow
And murmured, "So E7cold, so Acold"
The Ahours rolled on through the E7midnight Astorm
Rolled E7on like a Dfuneral Dbell
The sleet came Ddown in a Ablinding sheet
And the drifting E7snow still Afell
When Amorning came the E7little Agirl
Still E7lay at the Drich man's Adoor
But her soul had Dfled aAway to its home
Where there's room and E7there's bread for the Apoor

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Little Orphan Girl

by Doc Watson

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[Verse]

A E7 A

"No home, no home," said a little girl

E7 D A

At the door of a rich man's home

D A

She trembling stood on the marble steps

E7 A

And leaned on the polished wall

A E7 A

Her clothes were thin and her feet were bare

E7 D A

And the snowflakes covered her head

D A

"Let me come in," she feebly said

E7 A

"Please give me a little bread"

A E7 A

As the little girl still trembling stood

E7 D A

Before that rich man's door

D A

With a frowning face he scornfully said

E7 A

"No room, no bread for the poor"

A E7 A

Then the rich man went to his table so fine

E7 D A

Where he and his family were fed

D A

And the orphan stood in the snow so deep

E7 A

As she cried for a piece of bread

A E7 A

The rich man slept on his velvet couch

E7 D A

And he dreamed of his silver and gold

D A

While the orphan lay in a bed of snow

E7 A

And murmured, "So cold, so cold"

A E7 A

The hours rolled on through the midnight storm

E7 D D

Rolled on like a funeral bell

D A

The sleet came down in a blinding sheet

E7 A

And the drifting snow still fell

A E7 A

When morning came the little girl

E7 D A

Still lay at the rich man's door

D A

But her soul had fled away to its home

E7 A

Where there's room and there's bread for the poor

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