- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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This song as well as Jimmie Rodgers' Drunkard's Child are derived from broadside ballads of similar names warning of the evils of drinking. The two songs have significant thematic and lyrical overlap and share a common origin.
Opening line "I'm alone, all alone, my friends all have fled, my father, he's a drunkard; my mother, she is dead.I'm a poor little child and I wander and weep" - Licensing
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Versions
Drunkard's Lone Child written by [Traditional] English
Title | Performer | Release date | Info | ||
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The Drunkard's Lone Child | Arthur Fields | 1928 | |||
Drunkard's Lone Child | Dock Boggs | 1964 | |||
Drunkard's Lone Child | Kieron Means | August 2005 | |||
The Drunkard's Lone Child | John Gallagher & Scott Prouty with Chris Coole | April 21, 2013 |