A popular song from 1913
Words by Thos. S. Allen
Music by Joseph M. Daly
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- She wanted to roam, so she left the old home
The old people’s hearts were sore
She longed for the sights and the bright city lights
Where hundreds had gone before
She went to the heart of the city
And mingled with strangers there
But nobody said, “You are being misled”
For what did the stranger care?
Chorus
In the heart of the city that has no heart
That’s where they meet and that’s where they part
The current of vice has proved too strong
So the poor little girlie just drifted along
Nobody cared if she lived or died
Nobody cared if she laughed or cried
She’s just a lost sister and nobody’s missed her
She’s there in the city, where there’s no pity
In the city that has no heart
- A year passes by, there’s a tear in her eye
And sorrow is on her brow
Oh! what would she do if the old people knew
She couldn’t go back home now
Her dear mother said when they parted
“REmember you good old name”
Then her daddy said, “Rather we’d see you dead
Than bring us disgrace and shame”