SPRING      In a broken down apartment house   Laid a woman in labor   She said by the grace of God   I'll have this child   And the help of a neighbor   Six o'clock the sun was rising   All upon the world   Seven forty-five the neighbor smiled   And said you got a beautiful girl   She named her Spring   Winter's been a long time passing   She named her Spring   And though she's never been wed   She held her newborn child and said   Ah Spring   I've waited a long long time for you   In a broken down apartment house   Lay a woman dying   By her side a little six year old girl   Who was softly crying   Momma don't go away   And leave me all alone   Momma said to the welfare lady   Find my child a good home   I miss my Spring   Ah winter's been a long time passing   I miss you Spring   The angels came that day   The welfare lady knelt to pray   Ah Spring   She'll be long time gone from you   A beautiful church outside of town   Stands a woman smiling   On her hand is a wedding band   Of fashionable styling   All these years in the orphan's home   He shares with you   Now all your hopes and your childhood dreams   Have all come true   He loves you Spring   Winter's been a long time passing   He needs you Spring   He promised you today   He would never never go away   Ah Spring   He's waited a long long time for you   Long long time for you