Mothers who can't afford to Maintain their hildren they ought to Mothers who can't afford to Maintain their hildren they ought to Because the time is so very hard The children father so very bad Before you leave them to roam Gladly send them to the orphan home There are many fathers with such dirty minds As would leave their wives and chtldren to pine Although they know that the time is hard Still, they treat their wives and children so bad And then the mother maybe unable To see that the children be comfortable Well before you leave them to roam Gladly send them to the orphan home The nuns up there are blessed people And they will see that your children be comfortable Well, to tell you this I forgot That they will be baptized if they are not And they would prepare for first communion And then be given confirmation So, before you leave them to roam Gladly send them to the orphan home There is a time for education And a time for recreation There is a time when they cannot shirk And that' the time when they are taught to work They can be first-class musicians And men, a proper education So, before you leave them to roam Gladly throw them into the orphan home There is a day called Visiting Day Appointed during every month It's on the first Sunday It is appointed to family and friends That's the day you can gladly see your children And you can carry money, eatables or toys And give them lo your children whether girl or boys So, before you leave them to roam Gladly heave them into the orphan home