The Wandering Boy

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    Out in the cold world and far away from home,
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    somebody's boy is wandering alone.
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    No one to guide him and keep his footsteps right,
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    somebody's boy is homeless tonight.

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    Out in the hallway there stands a vacant chair,
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    yonder the shoes my darling used to wear.
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    Empty the cradle, the one that's loved so well,
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    how I miss him there's none can tell

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Bring back my boy, my wandering boy,
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far, far away wherever he may be.
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Tell him his mother with faded cheeks and hair,
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at their old home is waiting him there.

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    Oh, could I see him and fold him to my breast,
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    that way I'd close my eyes and be at rest.
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    There is no other that's left to give me joy,
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    bring back my boy, my wandering boy.

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    Well I remember the parting words he said,
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    we'll meet again where no sad tears are shed.
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    There'll be no goodbyes in that bright land so fair,
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    when done with life, I'll meet you up there.

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Bring back my boy, my wandering boy,
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far, far away wherever he may be.
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Tell him his mother with faded cheeks and hair,
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at their old home is waiting him there.