Daniel O'Donnell - Two Little Orphans lyrics

Two little children, a girl and a boy Stood by an old church door The little girls feet were as brown as the curls That hung upon the dress that she wore The little boy's coat was all tattered and torn And tears hung in his blue eyes Why Don't you go home to your mother I said And this was the maiden's reply Mama's in Heaven, Angels took her away She is gone to that land fair and bright She said she would come for her darlings some day Perhaps she will come tonight We can't earn our bread, we're too little, she said Jim's five and I'm only seven We can't earn our living since Papa is dead And our darling Mama's in heaven Papa got drowned on the sea long ago We waited all night by the shore For he was a lifesaving captain you know And he never came back anymore Perhaps, there's no room up in Heaven, she said For two little darlings to keep She then placed her hand under Jims little head She kissed him, and both fell asleep The s**ton came early to ring the church bell And found them beneath the snow white The angels made room for two orphans to dwell In heaven with Mama that night