8. Life of a Beggar

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I never knew my parents
They died when I was young
No one needs another mouth to feed,

It’s hard when you don’t belong.

Sleeping in the gutter on the dusty streets

I’ve got no place to stay.
No one sees you, no one cares

Walk past and look away.

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CHORUS

I’m just a child a lonely boy
Just want to find a home.
The life of a beggar on Egyptian streets

I feel I’m so alone.
I’m just a child a lonely boy

Please won’t you take me home...?

Don’t want to live like this no more

I’m tired...so tired...of being alone.

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I guess it’s my fate to die here
On the streets where I was born.

Nothing to eat and nothing to drink
My clothes tattered and torn
I sometimes dream of the Crocodile Pharaoh

Coming to set us free.
But why would anyone want to help
A ragged wretch like me?

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CHORUS

I’m just a child a lonely boy
Just want to find a home.
The life of a beggar on Egyptian streets

I feel I’m so alone.
I’m just a child a lonely boy

Please won’t you take me home?

Don’t want to live like this no more

I’m tired...so tired...of being alone.