Tom: D
D A7
Once I had a darling mother, though I can't recall her name
D
I had a baby brother who I'll never see again
G
For the Children's Home is sending us out on the Orphan Train
D A7 D
To try to find someone to take us in
[Chorus]
D
Take us in, we have rode the Orphan Train
A7 D
Take us in, we need a home, we need a name, take us in
G
oh won't you be our kin
D A7 D
We are looking for someone to take us in
[Verse 2]
D A7
I have stolen from the poorbox, I've begged the city streets
D
I've swabbed the bars and poolrooms for a little bite to eat
G
In my daddy's old green jacket and these rags upon my feet
D A7 D
I've been looking for someone to take me in
[Chorus]
D
Take us in, we have rode the Orphan Train
A7 D
Take us in, we need a home, we need a name, take us in
G
oh won't you be our kin
D A7 D
We are looking for someone to take us in
[Verse 3]
D A7
The Children's Home they gathered us, me and all the rest
D
They taught us to sit quietly until all the food was blest
G
Then they put us on the Orphan Train and sent us way out West
D A7 D
To try to find someone to take us in
[Chorus]
D
Take us in, we have rode the Orphan Train
A7 D
Take us in, we need a home, we need a name, take us in
G
oh won't you be our kin
D A7 D
We are looking for someone to take us in
[Verse 4]
D A7
The farmers and their families they came from miles around
D
We lined up on the platform of the station in each town
G
And one by one we parted like some living lost-and-found
D A7 D
And one by one we all were taken in
[Chorus]
D
Take us in, we have rode the Orphan Train
A7 D
Take us in, we need a home, we need a name, take us in
G
oh won't you be our kin
D A7 D
We are looking for someone to take us in
[Verse 5]
D A7
Now there's many a fine doctor or a teacher in your school
D
There's many a good preacher who can preach the Golden Rule
G
Who started out an orphan standing in the freezing rain
D A7 D
Whose life began out on the Orphan Train.
[Chorus]
D
Take us in, we have rode the Orphan Train
A7 D
Take us in, we need a home, we need a name, take us in
G
oh won't you be our kin
D A7 D
We are looking for someone to take us in
