Versions[]
Leata Galloway in the April 1973 workshop production of More Than You Deserve
Imari Hardon at Paradise Found: The Lost Songs of Jim Steinman
Lyrics[]
Orphan river
Don't you cry no more
I'll be coming back to you
When I get done with all of my chores
And we'll go tumbling
Down the paths we made
I'll be your daddy
And I'll take you down into the shade
Orphan river
Don't you cry no more
I'll be coming back to you
When I get done with all of my wars
And we'll go sliding
And look for precious stones
I'll be your mommy
And I'll take you to your brand new home
I bought you a...
Foster ocean
How loving it will be
I may have lost a river friend
But the ocean gained a sea
That's all right with me
'Cause that's the way it should be
But when I'm feeling kind of lonely
Will you ever come home again
To your mommy mommy
Orphan river save me