Motherless children (Listen to original song)

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1. Motherless children’s is a hard time, when their mother is dead,

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motherless children’s is a hard time, when their mother is dead.

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they are given out in the cold, got nowhere to go,

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motherless children’s is a hard time, when their mother is dead,

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Orphaned children’s is a hard time in this world,

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orphaned children’s is a hard time in this world.

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Sister does the best she can, but she really don’t understand,

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orphaned children’s is a hard time in this world.

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2. Brother won’t feed you like mother will, when the mother’s dead,

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brother won’t feed you like mother will, when the mother’s dead.

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You may ask for a piece of bread, you are told to go to bed,

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motherless children’s is a hard time, when their mother is dead,

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3. Friends won’t feed you like mother will, when the mother is dead,

friends won’t feed you like mother will, when the mother is dead.

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They will tell you what to do, but they’ll turn the back on you,

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motherless children’s is a hard time, when their mother is dead,

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(capo 1st) (The Carter Family)