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