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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Emmylou Harris
Acoustic Guitar
Malcolm Burn
Tambourine
Tony Hall
Bass
Daniel Lanois
Mandolin
Larry Mullen Jr.
Drums
Daryl Johnson
Harmony Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gillian Welch
Songwriter
Malcolm Burn
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Malcolm Burn
Mixing Engineer
Daniel Lanois
Producer
Mark Howard
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I am an orphan on God's highway
But I'll share my troubles if you go my way
I have no mother, no father
No sister, no brother
I am an orphan girl
[Verse 2]
I have had friendships, pure and golden
But the ties of kinship, I have not know them
I know no mother, no father
No sister, no brother
I am an orphan girl
[Verse 3]
But when He calls me I will be able
To meet my family at God's table
I'll meet my mother, my father
My sister, my brother
No more an orphan girl
[Verse 4]
So blessed saviour, make me willing
And walk beside me until I'm with them
Be my mother, my father
My sister, my brother
I am an orphan girl
[Verse 5]
Be my mother (My mother) My father (My father)
My sister (My sister) My brother
I am an orphan girl
I am an orphan girl
Written by: Gillian Welch