The Death Of Little Kathy Fiscus
Composer(s): Jimmie Osborne
Performer(s): Jimmie Osborne; Howard Vokes



On April the eighth, the year forty-nine
Death claimed a little child, so pure and so fine
Kathy they called her, met her doom that day
I know it was God that called her away

Playmates of Kathy were all havin' fun
The story was told, they all started to run
And as they looked back, she wasn't there
It's so sad to think of this tragic affair

Just like a beast in a forest that day
The abandoned well took Kathy away
For over two days the well was her tomb
Everyone kept prayin' they'd get her out soon

Thousands were there, from far and from near
Workmen they struggled, against sadness and tears
But after two days, their hopes grew so weak
They called down to Kathy, but she never did speak

After working so hard, both day and night
Digging for hours, she came into sight
The little darlin' was dead, her life it was gone
Now in San Merino there's a heartbroken home

I'm sure she's an angel in God's peaceful fold
Playing with children in a mansion of gold
As I stand alone, humbly I bow
I know Kathy's happy, up there with God now