info on 'Two Little Orphans'

Subject: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: GUEST,gern
Date: 12 Aug 05 - 06:21 PM

Does anybody remember this old country tear jerker? Looking for the lyrics and name of recording artist.

Subject: RE: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: SINSULL
Date: 12 Aug 05 - 06:31 PM

I have a version done by the Blue Sky Boys. I will have to check who wrote it.

Subject: RE: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: SINSULL
Date: 12 Aug 05 - 06:45 PM

thread.cfm?threadid=53496#127256

This is a previous thread on the song.

The song I have is called Row Me Over The Tide - two orphans begging toend their plight. Sniff...

Subject: RE: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: Stewie
Date: 12 Aug 05 - 09:47 PM

The attribution in Meade et alia 'Country Music Sources' is Charles A. Burke, wds, Sidney H. Homer,m,1899. The first recording was by George Reneau {1925). Other old-time artists who recorded it included Ernest Stoneman, Arthur Tanner, David Miller, Mac and Bob, Bradley Kincaid, Carolina Buddies and Bill Cox.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: Fiolar
Date: 13 Aug 05 - 06:12 AM

It was also recorded by Bridie Gallagher. The opening lines are:
"Two Little Orphans,
A boy and a girl sat by an old church door.
The little girl's feet were as brown as the curls,
That fell on the dress that she wore."

Subject: RE: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Nov 13 - 09:29 AM

I first heard this song in scotland in 1978 when I lived there as a little girl. I can't remember the name of the artist but he also had a song called "old shep" on the albulm. I've been looking at different lyrics but they are all a little off from the song that I know. I suppose that's common for older folk songs.

Subject: RE: info on 'Two Little Orphans'
From: BK Lick
Date: 05 Nov 13 - 05:35 PM

Here's a Mudcat thread which contains a link to a 1960's recording of Dodi Kallick singing "Row Us Over The Tide" and here's a Spotify link to Kathy Kallick performing it with Jody Stecher, Kate Brislin, and Amy Stenberg on her 2001 "My Mother's Voice" album.