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This song was from the Afternoon Lamentations album, recorded at Bruce Olsen's studio. Bruce was the sound engineer. I sent the song to Mike Flynn, whose Folk Sampler was a popular NPR show broadcast on Sunday afternoons. He played it a few times that I know of. It is in memory of my brother in law Dr. Harvey Laub, who died young from lung cancer.

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Hey little sister, in the rain
Hey little sister the lonely train
Lonely train take you away little sister
Through the rain
Away little sister
From the pain, pain so deep in your heart little sister
Your heart of pain
Lonely train

Why so young I don’t know
But all things end I do know
We ain’t kids, but you can cry
You can cry on my arm baby sister
You can cry on your big brother’s arm

So hey little sister, do you feel the sun
Drying your tear drops one by one
One by one we all ride little sister
That lonely train
Ride little sister through the rain
From the pain of this life little sister
From the pain of this life

So hey little sister, in the rain
Hey little sister that lonely train
Lonely train take you away little sister
So ride that lonely train

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from Songs From Life Part One, released May 5, 2023

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Dave Shiflett Virginia

Dave Shiflett is a lifelong journalist and writer, musician and, more recently, a composer. He has created a dozen CD-length recordings of songs for female and male vocalists, and another six for solo guitar, orchestra, and chamber ensembles. Most of that music will be archived at this site over the next several months. ... more

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