28. Soldier's Poor Little Boy- Sisson (CA) 1928
[cf. Orphan Girl
28 - THE SOLDIER'S POOR LITTLE BOY
Communicated by Miss Margaret Lynn, Los Angeles, California, January, 1928. Obtained from Miss E. Blanche Sisson. First noted by Miss Lynn.
The snow was fastly falling,
The wind did loudly roar;
when a poor little boy, 'most frozen,
Came up to a rich ladies door.
Laws Q28. See NC II 596.
In the melody the difference between the tones which begin the second and fourth staves ( "g" sharp and "a") corresponds to the original notation (Herzog).