The ToneWay® Project: helping people play music


Motherless Children

Motherless children sees a hard (5) time when their mother's 1 dead
Motherless children sees a hard time when their mother's dead
They go hungry, they go cold, Lord they 4 got nowhere to go
Motherless 1 children sees a hard 5 time when their mother's 1 dead

Orphan children has a hard time in this world,... (×2)
Sister does the best she can, but she really don't understand,...

Father will do the best he can when mother is dead,.. (×2)
Father will do the best he can, But he really don't understand,...

Brother won't treat you like mother will when mother is dead,... (×2)
You may ask for a piece of bread, you are told to go to bed,...

Friends won't treat you like mother will when mother is dead,... (×2)
They will tell you what to do, then they'll turn their back on you,...

Available in these books:

Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Family Tradition
The reference manual, with lyrics to 330 songs.
Featuring large-print lyrics (20-point type) and chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

A song from the The ToneWay Mountain Music Collection, which offers lyrics and free Song Clips (recordings for learning the song by ear) for nearly 400 traditional songs, many of which are often heard in bluegrass and old-time jam circles. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and a free online video series for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com