Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Laura Veirs
Canonical path: /laura-veirs/orphan-mae
Related lyric paths: 6
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Orphan Mae
Read Orphan Mae lyrics by Laura Veirs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Orphan Mae
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I don't know where i come from but i know it's a place here on earth
Somewhere in a desert near a mountain was the place of my birth
If you could tell me i would cry if you could tell me
I would fly there if you could tell me my oh my my oh my
Somewhere out there in the blossoms of the cactus
I lost my mare walked up a ridge and at the top
I saw her running off i don't know where
If you could tell me i would cry if you could tell me
I would fly there if you could tell me my oh my my oh my
The naked sun she burns me down she turns my flesh to this dark brown
Won't someone please give me a place to go i assure you i don't ever ever know
If you could tell me i would cry if you could tell me
I would fly there if you could tell me my oh my my oh my
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Laura Veirs performs "Orphan Mae", and this lyric page sits inside the Laura Veirs catalog on LyroVerse.
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