Motherless Children

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Wanderin' round

From door to door

They don't have

No place to go

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Some people say

Your sister will do

When your mother's dead

Some people say

Your sister will do

When your mother's dead

Some people say

Your sister will do

Soon as she marries

Turn her back on you

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Some people say

Your auntie will do

When your mother's dead

Some people say

Your auntie will do

When your mother's dead

Some people say

Your auntie will do

Make a start

Then prove untrue

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Your husband may do

The best he can

When your mother's dead

Your husband may do

The best he can

When your mother's dead

Your husband may do

The best he can

But your husband

Don't understand

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Jesus will be

A father to you

When your mother's dead

Jesus will be

A father to you

When your mother's dead

Jesus will be

A father to you

Through pain and sorrows

He'll lead you through

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

I say motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Wanderin' round

From door to door

They don't have

No place to go

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead

Motherless children

Have a hard time

When their mother's dead