Dave Van Ronk — Motherless Children

Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dead Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dea They haven't got any place to go You know, they're walkin' around from door to door Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dead Some people say that your sister will do When your mother is dead Some people say that your sister will do When your mother is dead Some people say that your sister will do Soon as she's married turn her back on you Motherless children have a hard time When their mother is dead Your daddy will do the best he can When your mother is dead Your daddy will do the best he can When your mother is dead Your daddy will do the best he can But there's so many things your daddy can't understand Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dead Your wife, your husband will be good to you When your mother is dead Your wife, your husband will be good to you When your mother is dead Your wife, your husband will be good to you But nobody loves you like your mother do Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dead Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade When I'm dead Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade When I'm dead Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade Please make sure that the digger gets paid Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dead Well, Jesus will be a mother to you When your mother is dead Well, Jesus will be a mother to you When your mother is dead Well, Jesus will be a mother to you Through trial and tribulations, well, he see you through Motherless children have a hard time When your mother is dead