When I was a small kid, my grandmother had this on vinyl and after playing it once, I fell in love. After many times on repeat I learned the words. When my mom and dad picked me up they found me singing the song while playing with my toys. My mom nearly started crying and they took me for ice cream for how bad they felt haha XD
The first time I listened to this song was with Traveling Wlburys, but Hank Snow is also wonderful, a great song, with great musicians, thanks for posting it
Camillo
from Brasil
I was slowly passing an orphan's home one day
And stopped there for a moment, just to watch the children play
Alone a boy was standing and when I asked him why
He turned with eyes that could not see and he began to cry
I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child
I'm like a flower just growing wild
No mommy's kisses and no daddy's smiles
Nobody wants me I'm nobody's child
People come for children and take them for their own
But they all seem to pass me by and I am left alone
I know they'd like to take me but when they see I'm blind
They always take some other child and I am left behind
No mother's arms to hold me or soothe me when I cry
Sometimes it gets so lonely here I wish that I could die
I'd walk the streets of heaven where all the blind can see
And just like all the other kids there'd be a home for me
I just can't seem to figure out why the folks all pass me by
Cause I know that it's true that God takes little blind children with him in the sky
And they tell me that I'm oh so pretty and they seem to like my big curls of gold
But then they take some other little child and I'm left here all alone
I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child
I'm like a flower just growing wild
No mommy's kisses and no daddy's smiles
Nobody wants me I'm nobody's child
THE Saddest thing in the World , is that , Children are left alone .. Children do not MAKE THE MISTAKES ,, ONLY ADULTS , & THOSE ADULTS THAT TAUGHT THEM WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN !! HOW SAD FOR HUMANITY !!
For a long time I`ve searched for Hank Snow on the net, and specially this song. First time I ever got in touch with Hank Snow he sang this song in a special program in Norway. For ME Hank really are one of the greats, beside Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, they all got "the country blues" in their voice ...