Motherless children have a hard time when mother's gone Motherless children have a hard time when mother's gone Father will do the best he can, he don't always understand Motherless children have a hard time when mother's gone Mother told me I must obey when mother's gone Mother told me I must obey when mother's gone Mother told me I must obey that religion have it's way Mother told me I must obey when mother's gone Mother told me I must prey when mother's gone Mother told me I must prey when mother's gone Mother told me I must prey get my feet in jesus's way Mother told me I must prey when mother's gone