Once it started
The frail and fainthearted
Just withered to the floor


Oh, so sadly
We examined hands burned badly

By that which no man fears more

The terrible flames of

All that remains of
My Little Shirtwaist Fire


My best friend
Was alone in the alcove
Does anyone see her there?


Such a sweet face
Trapped in a staircase

By the smell of her own burning hair and the

Terrible flames of

All that remains of
My Little Shirtwaist Fire


Glow baby glow as the embers they died there
Nobody knows what we saw inside there
Twisting and burning

the girls' fine young bodies

Yes, we're burning can you help us please?

Yes, we're begging, we're on bended knees
Oh, My Little Shirtwaist Fire


Girls work hard for
Small rewards or
Invitations to dine.


Or one kind word from
One who loves them but

What I have earned is mine

The terrible flames of

All that remain of
My Little Shirtwaist Fire


Glow baby glow as the embers they died there
Nobody knows what we saw inside there
Twisting and burning, the girls' fine young bodies


Yes, we're burning can you help us please?
Yes, we're begging, we're on bended knees

Oh, My Little Shirtwaist Fire