Artificial Flowers Lyrics - Beautiful South

(Harnick/Bock) 

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 

Leaving their baby behind 

Did you hear this poor little child 

was only nine years of age 

When mother and dad went away 

Still she bravely worked 

at the one thing she knew 

To earn a few pennies a day 

She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers 

Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear 

She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers 

Fashioned from Annie's despair 

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With papers and shears, with wire and wax 

She made up each tulip and mum 

As snow flakes drifted in to her tenement room 

Her baby little fingers grew numb 

From artificial flowers, those artificial flowers 

Flowers for ladies of high fashion to wear 

She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers 

Made from Annie's despair 

And they found little Annie all covered with ice 

Still clutching 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 instead of halo, she'll wear round her head 

A garland of genuine flowers 

Photos 

No more artificial flowers, artificial flowers 

Flowers for ladies of society to wear 

Those artificial flowers, artificial flowers 

Fashioned from Annie's 

Fashioned from Annie's despair