She walked through streets br All day long, br She skipped and smiled br And sang a song. br She went to markets, br Here and there. br She looked at dolls br And teddy bears. br But all she had br Was just two cents. br Her pockets were br All filled with lint. br What ashame... br You would have said br Such a sweet girl... br Her life so bad. br Not enough money br To buy one doll. br Lived a penniless life br But wore a smile. br Everyday... br Wore tattered clothes. br Having to deal with the br Oohs, Ahs, and Ohs. br Never did she, br Shed a tear. br She had no worries, br She had no fears. br Her mother was sick, br Her mother would cry. br Her mother would suffer br And lay down to die. br But this little girl, br She had not a care. br And she had not a bonnet br Or clean dress to wear. br But Daddy said, br Dear Caroline, br You smile when the sun don't shine.