Motherless Child

Intro 
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[Verso 1]
 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When your mother is dead 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
                     
When your mother is dead 
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They haven't got any place to go, you know they're 
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Wandrin' around from door to door 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When your mother is dead 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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Some people say that your sister will do 
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When your mother is dead 
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Some people say that your sister will do 
                     
When your mother is dead 
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Some people say that your sister will do 
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Soon as she's married turn her back on you 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When their mother is dead 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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Your daddy will do the best he can 
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When your mother is dead 
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Your daddy will do the best he can 
                     
When your mother is dead 
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You know, your daddy will do the best he can, but there's 
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So many things your daddy can't understand 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When your mother is dead 
 


[Verso 4]
 
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Your wife, your husband will be good to you 
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When your mother is dead 
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Your wife, your husband will be good to you 
                     
When your mother is dead 
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Your wife, your husband will be good to you, but 
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Nobody loves you like your mother do 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When your mother is dead 
 


[Verso 5]
 
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Well, a-dig my grave with a bloody spade 
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When I'm dead 
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Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade 
          
When I'm dead 
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Well, dig my grave with a bloody spade 
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Please make sure that the digger gets paid 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When your mother is dead 
 


[Verso 6]
 
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Well, Jesus will be a mother to you 
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When your mother is dead 
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Well, Jesus will be a mother to you 
                     
When your mother is dead 
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Well, Jesus will be a mother to you 
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Through trial and tribulations, well, he see you through 
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Motherless children have a hard time 
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When your mother is dead