Bobby Darin - Artificial Flowers lyrics

Artificial Flowers

Bobby Darin

Alone in the world

Was poor little Anne

As sweet a young child as you'd find.

Her parents had gone

To their final reward

Leavin' their baby behind.

Did ya hear? This ... poor little child

Was only nine years of age

When mother and dad went away.

Still she brav-el-y worked

At the one thing she knew

To earn her few pennies a day.

She made artificial flowers

Artificial flowers

Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear.

She made artificial flowers

Ya know ... those artificial flowers

Fashioned from Annie's despair.

With paper and shears

With some wire and wax

She made up each tulip and mum.

As snowflakes drifted

Into her tenement room

Her baby little fingers grew numb.

From makin' artificial flowers

Those artificial flowers

Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear.

She made artificial flowers

Artificial flowers

Made from Annie's despair.

They found little Annie

All covered with ice

Still clutchin' her poor frozen shears.

Amidst all the blossoms

She had fashioned by hand

And watered with all her young tears.

There must be a heaven

Where little Annie can play

In heavenly gardens and bowers.

And instea-a-ad of a halo

She'll wear 'round her head

A garland of genuine flowers.

No more artificial flowers

Throw away those artificial flowers

Flowers for ladies of society to wear.

Throw away those artificial flowers

Those dumb-dumb flowers ...

Fashioned from Annie's ...

Fashioned from A-a-a-annie's des-pa-a-a-air.

Give her the real thing!