Blind Willie Johnson Motherless Children Lyrics

Motherless Children Lyrics

Well, well, well, ah.

A motherless children have a hard time.

Motherless children have a hard time, Mother's dead.

They'll not have
anywhere to go,

Wanderin around from door to door.

Have a hard
time.



Nobody on Earth can take a mother's place when, when Mother
is dead, Lord.

Nobody on Earth takes Mother's place when, Mother's
dead.

Nobody on Earth takes Mother's place,

When you were startin,
paved the way.

Nobody treats you like Mother will when.



Your
wife or husband may be good to you, when Mother is dead, Lord.

They'll be
good to you, Mother's dead.

A wife or a husband may be good to you,

But, better than nothing has proved untrue.

Nobody treats you like
Mother will when, when Mother is dead, Lord.



Lord, Lord, Lord.
Yeah, well, 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, as soon as she's married, she turn her back on
you.

Nobody treats 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 treats you like Mother will.



A motherless children have a hard time, when Mother is dead, Lord.

Motherless children have a hard time, mother's dead.

They'll not have
anywhere to go,

Wanderin around from door to door.

Have a hard
time.