Two little orpheans
Parton Dolly Lyrics

Two little children, a boy and a girl
There were two small children, one boy and one girl.

Sat by an old church door
They were sitting near the entrance of an old church.

The little girl's feet / Were as brown as the curl / That fell on the dress that she wore
The girl's feet were so dirty that they looked the same color as the curl that hung down from her dress.

The little boy's clothes were all tattered and torn / They shone beneath his blue eyes
The boy's clothes were very old and ripped up, but still looked shiny under his bright blue eyes.

"Why don't you go home / To your mommy," I said / And this was the maiden's reply
I asked why they weren't at home with their mother, and the little girl answered.

"Mommy's in heaven / Angels took her away / Left Tim and I all alone / We've no one to love us / And daddy is dead / And our darling mother is gone"
Their mother had passed away and they were left alone because their father had also died.

Mommy got sick / Angels took her away / To dwell in those mansions so bright
Their mother had become ill and passed away. They believed that she went to live in a bright and beautiful place with God.

She said she would come / For her children some day / And I guess she's coming tonight
Their mother had promised to come back to take care of them, and the little girl believed that she would come that night.

The sexton came early / To ring the church bell / And found them / Beneath the snow white
Someone who works at the church came early to ring the bell and found the children lying in the snow.

The angels made room for the orphans to dwell / Up in heaven with their mommy that night
The children had passed away and the angels took them to live in heaven with their mother.