Name: Orphan Girl
Duration: P00H02M35S
Description: A traditional gospel song first recorded by Buell Kazee in the 1920's and more lately by such artists as Gillian Welch and Over the Rhine.

Orphan Girl

by The June Bugs

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A traditional gospel song first recorded by Buell Kazee in the 1920's and more lately by such artists as Gillian Welch and Over the Rhine.

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Orphan Girl (Traditional)

I am an orphan
On God's highway
But I'll share my troubles
If you go my way

Cho: I have no mother
No father, no sister, no brother
I am an orphan girl

I have had friendships
Pure and golden
But the ties of kinship
I have not known them

Cho: I know no mother
No father, no sister, no brother
I am an orphan girl

But when He calls me
I will be able
To meet my family
At God's table

Cho: I'll meet my mother
My father, my sister, my brother
No more an orphan girl

Blessed Savior
Make me willing
And walk beside me
Until I'm with them

Cho: Be my mother
My father, my sister, my brother
I am an orphan girl

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released February 10, 2016
Words and music: Traditional
Lead vocal: Lisa Grimsley

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The June Bugs Wilmington, Delaware

Sam and Lou played in a rock band for 10 years and finally concluded rock & roll is a young man's game. However a banjo player can be 95 years old and still have credibility, so they switched to folk, bluegrass and gospel. They asked Lisa to sing with them because their voices both stunk and hers was very good. The name "The June Bugs" was chosen after an extensive free-association-by-email. ... more

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