Sister Teresa
Leading the orphans
On a cold winter's day
Up on the rooftop
Daddy would watch them
Poor little souls on their way
Daddy was tough
King of his jungle
A fool in the eyes of the world
He never tasted love or affection
No one ever had time
Every night
Daddy had a dream
He saw the orphans chasing him
Over mountains of ice cream
Hear the church bells ringing
Sister Teresa singing
All the children singing
Ave Maria
Then one night
Down in the corner
Danny laughed and he scorned
Run with the mermaid
Put it under
The ordinator's port
Officer Clancy
Stands in the hallway
Waiting for Danny to come
Fires a shot
Only after
Telling him not to run
Danny lay dying
In a cold and lonely place
And Clancy couldn't understand
The smile on Danny's face
Hear the church bells ringing
Sister Teresa singing
All the children singing
Ave Maria
Hear the church bells ringing
Sister Teresa singing
All the children singing
Ave Maria
© transcript Emily Beynon