A                                    D         A
    Motherless children's is a hard time, when their mother is dead,
                                                      D         A
    motherless children's is a hard time, when their mother is dead.
                               A7    D             A
    they are given out in the cold, got nowhere to go,
                                     E                          A
    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.

                    A                                  D        A
    Brother won't feed you like mother will, when the mother's dead,
                                                       D         A
    brother won't feed you like mother will, when the mother's dead.
                                 A7            D             A
    You may ask for a piece of bread, you are told to go to bed,
                                     E                          A
    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.

                    A
    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.
                               A7               D                A
    They will tell you what to do, but they'll turn the back on you,
                                     E                          A
    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.