This song was first recorded by Hank Williams. It has been covered by many other artists, including the Beatles. It poignantly speaks to the desperate loneliness of rejected children.
As I was slowing 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. (X2)
Just like the flowers,
I’m growing wild.
I got no mammy’s kisses.
I got no daddy’s smiles.
Nobody wants me,
I’m nobody’s child.
No mammy’s arms to hold me,
Or soothe me when I cry.
‘Cause sometimes I feel so lonesome,
That I wish I could die.
I’ll walk the streets of heaven
Where all blinds can see
And just like the other kids
It will be a home for me.
I’m nobody’s child. (X2)
Just like the flowers
I’m growing wild.
