Motherless Children

Motherless children have a hard time When the mother is gone Motherless children have a hard time When the mother is gone Motherless children have a hard time There's all that weeping and all that crying Motherless children have a hard time When the mother is gone Father will do the best he can When the mother is gone Father will do the best he can When the mother is gone Father will do the best he can But there are so many things he just don't understand Motherless children have a hard time When the mother is gone People say a sister will do When the mother is gone People say a sister will do When the mother is gone People say a sister will do But she'll get married, turn her back on you Motherless children have a hard time When the mother is gone Friends will treat you like your mother will When your mother is gone Friends will treat you like your mother will When your mother is gone Friends will tell you what to do Then they'll turn their back on you Motherless children have a hard time When the mother is gone