Motherless children The motherless children They don't have anywhere to go Motherless children have a hard time After mother gone away Mother told a child Someday I'll meet you Have a hard time when she's gone Have a hard time when mother is dead

Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord. Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord. Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord. Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead,