Nobody's Child

As I was slowly passing An orphan's home one day I stopped for just a little while 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 Just like a flower I'm growing wild I got no mammy's kisses I got no daddy's smile Oh nobody wants me I'm nobody's child No mammy's arms to hold me Or sooth me when I cry Sometimes it gets so lonesome, yeah I wish that I could die I'll walk the streets of heaven Where all the blind can see And just like all the other kids It'd be a home for me People come for children And take them for their own I know you'll like to me But I'm left here alone They say they like my curls of gold They like my eyes of blue But they always take some other child An' I'm left here with you I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child Just like a flower I'm growing wild I got no mammy's kisses I got no daddy's smile Lord, nobody wants me I'm nobody's child