My wonderous thanks for the existance of this site and the community created around a long beloved.

   My grandmother sang this song, learned in her youth in the early 1900s. Her version was very similar to the Burke '53 version.

   In the fall of 2004, my brother discovered a cassette tape recorded at xmas, 1976, with the family all singing and playing music together. There were several songs with grandma singing alone, her voice still fine despite being in her 70s.
    The sang what she called The Two Little Orphans and the Blind Child and some others.

    Very meaningful for us to find that recording.
    In checking out this site, I realized she forgot a few words, or trimmed them to fit her style.

    Thank you all for this.