Nobody's Child-Lonnie Donegan

[ti:Nobody's Child] [ar:Lonnie Donegan] [al:Just about as good as it gets] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.59]Nobody's Child - Lonnie Donegan [00:01.89] [00:13.74]As I was slowly passing [00:18.22] [00:21.75]An orphan's home one day [00:25.37] [00:27.81]I stopped for a just a little while [00:32.48] [00:35.50]To watch the children play [00:37.38] [00:41.17]Alone a boy was standing [00:46.13] [00:49.27]When I asked him why [00:51.79] [00:54.83]He turned with eyes [00:58.07]That could not see he began to cry [01:07.40] [01:11.60]I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child [01:24.11] [01:26.13]Just like a flower I'm growing wild [01:37.09] [01:38.47]I got no mommy's kisses [01:44.86]I got no daddy's smile [01:50.73] [01:51.33]Oh nobody wants me I'm nobody's child [02:04.88] [02:08.26]No mommy's arms to hold me [02:14.51]Or soothe me when I cry [02:19.79] [02:21.31]Sometimes it gets so lonely here [02:26.68] [02:27.67]I wish that I could die [02:32.69] [02:33.97]I'd walk the streets so heaven [02:39.80] [02:40.46]Where all the blind can see [02:44.91] [02:46.99]And just like all the other kids [02:52.44] [02:55.00]There'd be a home for me [02:59.34] [03:04.49]People come for children [03:05.99] [03:11.25]And take them for their own [03:13.07] [03:16.53]I know they'd like to take me [03:20.72] [03:22.56]But I am left here all alone [03:26.64] [03:30.69]They say they like my eyes [03:33.19] [03:34.36]Poor girl [03:35.99] [03:38.01]He like my that book [03:40.03] [03:43.60]Pretty all he takes some mother child [03:47.13] [03:50.97]And I am left here with you [03:53.16] [03:58.44]I'm nobody's child I'm nobody's child [04:10.96] [04:12.33]His like a flower I'm growing wild [04:23.87]I got no mommy's kisses I got no daddy's smile [04:36.06]Love nobody wants me I'm nobody's child