Little Tom Lyrics - Ferlin Husky

Little Tom, what will be your fate' 

Little Tom, will you be someone great' 

Do you know right from wrong, are they teaching you at home' 

Or have they turned you loose to roam Little Tom' 

I walked into a cafe and ordered myself something to eat 

When a little boy walked in with his shoes half off his feet 

He said, 'Buy a paper, Mister,' I said, "How older are you son" 

"Seven, sir and when my papers are sold, I'll be on my way home" 

"What's your name" 

"Thomas but everybody calls me Little Tom 

They named me after my daddy but they say, I look like my mom" 

"Why it's almost midnight son, you should be home asleep" 

"I know it but I wanted to get me a bicycle 

And I gotta help mommy buy somethin' to eat 

My daddy's pretty mean to us" 

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And he spends most of his money for wine 

And he don't hold a job like most other men 

"Cause well, he gets fired all the time" 

I said, "Have somethin' to eat 

Aren't you hungry" 

He said, "I guess a little bit 

I believe I have a hamburger and a glass of milk to go with it" 

I said, "Is that enough" 

He said, "Make it two 'cause I ain't eat since noon" 

Where do you live son' 

'On Main Street sir 

There's six of us livin' in one room' 

There's me and my three brothers and my mommy and my dad 

But someday, I'm gonna buy mommy a big house 

If I have to turn out bad' 

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My appetite left me 

As I sat there watchin' him 

And I thought, he's just one of thousands 

That's brought up in a home of sin 

Where their parents abused their children 

And forget to maker the all mankind 

And then wondered why there's juvenile delinquency 

When they are at fault most of the time 

I bit my lip and fought back tears 

As I watched the little guy leave the cafe 

And I wondered, how many more children 

Would be brought up that way 

Little Tom, what will be your fate' 

Little Tom, will you be someone great'