MOTHERLESS CHILD SEES A HARD TIME

Cho.
Motherless child sees a hard time,
Mother is dead. Mother is dead.
Motherless child sees a hard time,
Mother is dead. Mother is dead.

Father ain't goin' be your friend,
Talk about you on every hand,
Motherless child sees a hard time,
Mother is dead, Mother is dead.

Father won't treat you like your mother did,
Mother is dead. Mother is dead. Mother is dead.
Father won't treat you like your mother did,
Mother is dead. Mother is dead.
Father won't treat you like your mother did,
Talk about you on every hand.
Cho.
Sister won't treat you like your mother did,
Mother is dead. Mother is dead. Mother is dead. etc.
Cho.

Sung by Dock Reed and Vera Hall, Livingston, Alabama. John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip.
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