We All Grow Old in Time

DESCRIPTION: ""One day while strolling down the street, an old man lost his way." He asks some boys fir help; they make fun of him. A newsboy apologizes to him and tells them to stop. The old man has no heir, the newsboy no parents; the old man adopts the newsboy
AUTHOR: Words: E. P. Moran / Music: J. Fred Helf (source: List-SingingAboutIt-FolkSongsInSouthernIndiana)
EARLIEST DATE: 1899 (copyrighted, according to List-SingingAboutIt-FolkSongsInSouthernIndiana)
KEYWORDS: age abuse orphan help
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
List-SingingAboutIt-FolkSongsInSouthernIndiana, pp. 247-249, "We All Grow Old in Time" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #16810
RECORDINGS:
Charlie Craver ("Arkansas Charlie"), "We All Grow Old in Time" (Vocalion 5367, 1929?)
File: List247

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