well well well
Ahhhhhhhhh ah
well,
Motherless children have a hard time
Motherless children have a hard time
Mother's dead,
They don't have any where to go
Wand'ring around from door to door
have a hard time
Nobody on earth can take the mother's place
When ,
when mother is dead, Lord
'Body on earth can take mother's place
When mother is dead,
Nobody on earth can take mother's place
When you're starring she paves the way
Nobody treat you like your mother will
When
Your wife, your husband may be good to you
when mother is dead, Lord
may be good to you
Mother's dead
Wife and your husband may be good to you
But there's another and they'll prove untrue
Nobody treats you like mother will
When ,
when mother is dead, Lord
Lord Lord Lord
Ehhhhhhhhh ehhhhh well
Ahhhhh ah
Well
Some people say that sister will do
, when mother is dead
that sister will do
When, mother's dead
Some people say that sister will do
But, soon as she marry she'll turn her back on you
Nobody treat you like mother will
And
Father will do the best he can
, when mother is dead, Lord
Well the best he can
When mother is dead
Father will do the best he can
So many things a father can't understand
Nobody treat you like mother will
Hey,
Motherless children have a hard time
,when mother is dead, Lord
Motherless children have a hard time
Mother's dead
They don't have any where to go
Wand'ring around from door to door
have a hard time