Mother's Children Have a Hard Time

Well, well, well

Ah

Hey, motherless children have a hard time

Motherless children have a hard time, mother dead

They don't have anywhere to go, wanderin' around from door to door

Have a hard time

Nobody on earth can take mother's place when

When mother is dead, Lord

Nobody on earth take mother's place when mother dead

Nobody on earth take mother's place

When it was startin' to fade away

Nobody treat you like mother will, well

Your wife, your husband may be good to you

When mother is dead, Lord

They be good to you, mother dead

Wife and husband may be good to you

But there ain't nobody else proven true

Nobody treat you like mother will, well

When mother is dead, Lord

Lord, Lord, Lord

Hey, well

Ah

Well, some people say that sister will do

When mother is dead

That sister will do when mother dead

Some people say that sister will do

But soon as she marry, she 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 dead

Father do the best he can

So many things your 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 dead

They don't have anywhere to go, wanderin' around from door to door

Have a hard time