Motherless Children

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    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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    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,

                    A                                  D          A
Orphaned children's is a hard time in this world,
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orphaned children's is a hard time in this world.
                                         A7                 D                         A
Sister does the best she can, but she really don't understand,
                                                E                 A
orphaned children's is a hard time in this world.

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    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,

                    A                                  D          A
Orphaned children's is a hard time in this world,
                                                       D          A
orphaned children's is a hard time in this world.
                                         A7                 D                         A
Sister does the best she can, but she really don't understand,
                                                E                 A
orphaned children's is a hard time in this world.