Ferlin Husky - Little Tom Lyrics
Little Tom what will be your fate Little Tom will you be someone greatDo you know right from wrong are they teaching you at homeOr have they turn you loose to roam Little TomI walked into a cafe and ordered myself something to eatWhen a little boy walked in with his shoes half off his feetHe said (buy a paper Mister) I said how do you son(Seven sir when my papers are sold I'll be on my way home)What's your name (Thomas but everybody calls me Little TomThey named me after my daddy but they say I look like my mom)I said why it's almost midnight son you should be home asleep(I know it but I wanna get me a bicycle and I gotta help mama buy somethin' to eatMy daddy's pretty mean to us and he spends most of his money for wineHe don't hold a job like other men cause, well,he gets hired all the time)I said have somethin' to eat aren't you hungryHe said (I guess a little bitI believe I have a hamburger and a glass of milk to go with it)I said Is that enough, He said (make it too cause I ain't eat since noon)Where you live son (on Main Street sir there's six of us livin' in one roomThere's me and my three brothers and my mommy and my dadBut someday I'm gonna buy me a big house even if I have to turn out bad)My appetite left me as I sat there watching himAnd I thought he's just one of thousands that's brought up in a home of sinWhere the parents neglect their children and forget to maker the all mankindThen wondered why there's juvenile deliquency when their at fault most of the timeI bit my lip and fought back tears as I watched the little guy leave the cafeAnd I wondered how many more children would be brought up this wayLittle Tom what will be your fate
