Motherless Children Lyrics

Trad. Arr./Lyrics by Steve Miller 
Motherless children have a hard time 
When their mother is gone 
Motherless children have a hard time 
When their mother is gone 
Motherless children have a very hard time 
All the weepin', all that cryin' 
Motherless children have a hard time 
When their 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 
She'll get married, turn her back on you 
Motherless children have a hard time 
When their mother is gone 

Father do the best he can 
When the mother is gone 
Father do the best he can 
When the mother is gone 
Father do the best he can 
But there's so many things he just don't understand 
Motherless children have a hard time 
When their mother is gone 

I was lookin' for some place to plead my case 
And I'm standing here all alone 
I was framed, the times they have change 
And I don't know where I'm goin' 
Motherless children have a hard time 
All that weepin', all that cryin' 
Motherless children have a hard time 
When their mother is gone