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Introduction:
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Alone in the world was poor little Anne
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As sweet a young child as you'd find
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Her parents had gone to their final reward
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Leavin' their baby behind
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This poor little child was only nine years of age
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When mother and dad went away
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Still bravely worked at the one thing she knew
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To earn her few pennies a day
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She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers
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Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear
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She made artificial flowers
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You know those artificial flowers
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Fashioned from Annie's despair
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With paper and shears, with some wire and wax
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She made up each tulip and mum
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As snowflakes drifted into her tenement room
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Her baby little fingers grew numb
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From makin' artificial flowers, artificial flowers
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Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear
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She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers
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Fashioned from Annie's despair
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They found little Annie all covered in ice
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Still clutchin' her poor frozen shears
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Amidst all the blossoms she had fashioned by hand
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And watered with all her young tears
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There must be a heaven where little Annie can play
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In heavenly gardens and bowers
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And instead of a halo she'll wear 'round her head
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A garland of genuine flowers
Refrain three
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No more artificial flowers
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Throw away those artificial flowers
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Flowers for ladies of society to wear
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Throw away those artificial flowers, those dumb-dumb flower
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Fashioned from Annie's,
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Fashioned from Annie's despair
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Give her the real thing