A Poor Orphan Left Alone
Dublin Core
Title
A Poor Orphan Left Alone
Alan Lomax Recording Item Type Metadata
Digital Object
Performer
Jackson, Aunt Molly
Date Recorded
1939-27-05
AFS Number
2580A
AFC Catalog Record
Editor Note
Identified on AFS card as ""Sadly Blows the Weeping Willow."" Molly says the song would be sung at funeral services.
Genre
lyric song
Instrumentation
vocal
State
New York
County
New York
Town
New York (Ny.)
Citation
“A Poor Orphan Left Alone,” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed June 16, 2026, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1435.