I ain't got nobody
I'm in this world alone
And I ain't got no money
No place to call my home
My Ma and Pa, they up and died
To heaven they have flown
So I'm riding on these singing rails
They call, "The Orphan Train."
Orphan Train
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
A hundred more just like me
Who long to hope again
We're riding here together
Upon the Orphan Train
Orphan Train
They found me in the city
Living on the street
They found me in the city
Nothing much to eat
They told me they would send me
To a family out West
So I'm riding on these singing rails
They call, "The Orphan Train."
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
A hundred more just like me
Who long to hope again
We're riding here together
Upon the Orphan Train
We're going to Wisconsin
To Minnesota, too
To a place we've never heard of
To see a face we never knew
I hope they'll treat me kindly
And maybe, love me, too.
We're all riding on these singing rails
They call, "The Orphan Train."
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
A hundred more just like me
A hundred more just like me
A hundred more just like me
Who long to hope again
We're riding here together
Upon the Orphan Train
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)
Orphan Train (Orphan Train, Orphan Train)