Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Long way from my home



Sometimes I wish I could fly

Like a bird up in the sky

Sometimes I wish I could fly

Like a bird up in the sky

Sometimes I wish I could fly

Like a bird up in the sky

Little closer to my home



Motherless children have a real hard time

Motherless children have-a real hard time

Motherless children have such a real hard time

A long way from home



Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Long way from my home



Sometimes I feel like freedom is near

Oh, sometimes I feel like freedom is here

Sometimes I feel like freedom is near

But we're so far from home



Sometimes I feel like it's close at hand

And sometimes I feel like it's close at hand

Sometimes I feel like the freedom is so near

But we're so far away from home



Motherless children have a real hard time

Motherless children have-a real a hard time

Motherless children have a really hard time

Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, sometimes

So far, so far, so far, so far, so far, so far, so far

Mama, from you

So far



Motherless children have a real hard time

Motherless children have-a real hard time

Motherless children have a real hard time

So far from home