[Verse 1] Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord Motherless children have a hard time when mother is dead, lord They don't have anywhere to go Wandering around from door to door [Chorus] Nobody treats you like a mother will when your mother is dead, lord [Verse 2] Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord Father will do the best he can when your mother is dead, lord Father will do the best he can So many things a father can't understand [Chorus] [Verse 3] Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord Sister will do the best she can when your mother is dead, lord Sister will do the best she can So many things a sister can't understand [Chorus] [Outro] When your mother is dead, when your mother is dead When your mother is dead, Lord, when your mother is dead