In the spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground<br />
Two little boys were lost in the mountains above the town<br />
The father went out hunting, the boys had stayed behind<br />
While mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side<br />
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The two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead<br />
By dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread<br />
Two hundred men had gathered there to comb the mountain side<br />
The fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light<br />
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Ohh, mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries?<br />
The day is almost over, soon it will be night<br />
We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore<br />
We promise not to stray again from our cabin door<br />
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Now, Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and eerie dream<br />
He saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream<br />
He told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log<br />
For two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God<br />
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Ohh, mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries?<br />
The day is almost over, soon it will be night<br />
We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore<br />
We promise not to stray again from our cabin door<br />
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A thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek<br />
But Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east<br />
With a guide to take him there, Jacob came upon the scene<br />
And found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree<br />
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Ohh, mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry?<br />
We're both up in heaven now, God is by our side<br />
As you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord<br />
Know that we will meet you here at heaven's door<br />
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Ohh, mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry<br />
We're both up in heaven now, God is by our side<br />
And as you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord<br />
Know that we will meet you here at Heaven's door