Artificial Flowers Lyrics - Definitive Pop: Bobby Darin - 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 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 her few pennies a day 

She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers 

Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear 

She made artificial flowers you know those artificial flowers 

Fashions 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 in 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)