Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Wanderin' round
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From door to door
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They don't have
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No place to go
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Some people say
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Your sister will do
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When your mother's dead
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Some people say
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Your sister will do
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When your mother's dead
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Some people say
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Your sister will do
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Soon as she marries
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Turn her back on you
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Some people say
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Your auntie will do
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When your mother's dead
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Some people say
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Your auntie will do
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When your mother's dead
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Some people say
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Your auntie will do
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Make a start
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Then prove untrue
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Your husband may do
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The best he can
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When your mother's dead
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Your husband may do
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The best he can
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When your mother's dead
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Your husband may do
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The best he can
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But your husband
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Don't understand
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Jesus will be
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A father to you
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When your mother's dead
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Jesus will be
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A father to you
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When your mother's dead
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Jesus will be
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A father to you
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Through pain and sorrows
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He'll lead you through
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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I say motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Wanderin' round
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From door to door
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They don't have
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No place to go
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Motherless children
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Have a hard time
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When their mother's dead
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Motherless Children
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Lucinda Williams |