The Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home Songtext
von Paul Gordon

A perfectly awful day
The first Monday of every month
Every floor scrubbed
Every chair dusted
A perfectly awful day
Every bed without a wrinkle
Every hair combed on 97 orphans

Poor Jerusha Abbot
Has to Bare the brunt of it all
Poor Jerusha Abbot
The oldest orphan in the John grier home


A perfectly awful day
The trustees come to visit
Taking tea breaks
Having reports written
They hurry away in the night
For houses in the city
And I watch them
With 97 orphans

Poor Jerusha Abbot
Never to break free from this place
Poor Jerusha Abbot
The oldest orphan in the John grier home