Artificial Flowers-The Beautiful South

[00:04](Blue Is The Colour) [00:06.40] [00:06.70]Alone in the world was poor little Anne [00:12.64]As sweet a young child as you'd find [00:19.20]Her parents had gone to their final reward [00:25.52]Leaving their baby behind [00:30.70] [00:31.27]Did you hear this poor little child [00:34.52]Was only nine years of age [00:38.08]When mother and dad went away [00:43.64]Still she bravely worked [00:47.39]At the one thing she knew [00:50.83]To earn a few pennies a day [00:55.89] [00:56.64]She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers [01:04.64]Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear [01:09.77]She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers [01:17.02]Fashioned from Annie's despair [01:21.64] [01:22.95]With papers and shears, with wire and wax [01:29.21]She made up each tulip and mum [01:35.89]As snow flakes drifted in to her tenement room [01:42.14]Her baby little fingers grew numb [01:47.14] [01:48.58]>From artificial flowers, those artificial flowers [01:55.71]Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear [02:00.83]She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers [02:08.08]Made from Annie's despair [02:12.83] [02:14.14]And they found little Annie all covered in ice [02:20.52]Still clutching her poor frozen shears [02:26.90]Amidst all the blossoms, she had fashioned by hand [02:33.27]And watered with all her young tears [02:38.27] [02:39.89]There must be a Heaven where little Annie can play [02:46.08]In heavenly gardens and bowers [02:52.46]And instead of halo, she'll wear round her head [02:58.96]A garland of genuine flowers [03:04.58] [03:05.08]No more artificial flowers, artificial flowers [03:11.83]Flowers for ladies of society to wear [03:17.96]Those artificial flowers, artificial flowers [03:24.71]Fashioned from Annie's [03:31.08]Fashioned from Annie's despair [03:37.52]