Recently in one of the threads, the really sad, morbid, sentimental type things were being discussed, but I can't find it, so I am putting this here, being the closest I can find. It was probably one of those threads that started out in one direction, then made a sharp zag into parts unrelated.

While going through old sheet music as part of my job today, I ran across this one: For Sale-A Baby by Charles K. Harris, 1903. In it, the mother is lamenting the fact that she has no money to feed her dear little child, so she puts a sign in the window, "For Sale-A Baby". The passerbys all look and smile as they go by, but none stop to investigate. The child sickens and dies, and so does the mother. Right offhand, I can't think of many of the dead baby songs that can top that. Another one in the same genre that I saw today was The Fisherman And His ChildI rather imagine that you can write the script for that one yourself.