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Text:Be Good to the Orphans
Author:James Rowe
Tune:[Be good to the orphans, give comfort and cheer]
Composer:J. M. Henson

47. Be Good to the Orphans

Text Information
First Line: Be good to the orphans, give comfort and cheer
Title: Be Good to the Orphans
Author: James Rowe
Refrain First Line: Be good to the orphans and shield them with care
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Be good to the orphans, give comfort and cheer]
Composer: J. M. Henson
Incipit: 51761 76561 75217
Notes: Public Domain.



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