The thief and the little orphan girl.

He begged,he borrowed
and he regularly stole
He fended and fed
his large family whole.

Not a job he had in
his entire life done
Never had he worked
under the sweltering sun.

He mocked,he laughed
at the working men
Trouble would come
and he would know then.

But he never bothered
to mend his ways
He had spent in prison
a good number of his days.

And now in prison
he met some one
Who made him regret
at what he had done.

The visiting church
priest was the man
As the thief's honest
days finally began.

On release some
work he found
In the coal mine
underground.

Returning home
totally unkempt
His wages worthy of
his family's contempt!

Pestering him towards
the path of crime
His family was left
by him this time!

He refused to go back
to his stealing days
He refused to lead
his life in disgrace.

He was a lonely man
not a soul for him to care
He decided to end his
life full of despair.

But on his way he found
a little orphan girl
With a sad heart and her eyes
shown like bright blue pearls.

Sorry for the child
he decided to live
Anything the girl wished
he was ready to give.

The girl brought
him great joy and peace
His life was happy
and his heart pleased.


Now he would work
hard day and night
For the girl who made
his life shine bright!