I say, I'm motherless and I'm fatherless, and I've been misled I say, I'm motherless and I'm fatherless, and I've been misled And it have caused rocks to be my pillow, and concrete to be my bed I say, I looked at my Mother's picture, hanging upside the wall Looked at my Mother's picture, hanging upside the wall And I say, every time I see it, the tears begin to fall I say, if I could see her smilin' face once more If I could see her smilin' face once more I say, I would be through with driftin', babe, from door to door I say, before I lost my Mother, had friends for miles in 'round Before I lost my Mother, had friends for miles in 'round I say, since I've lost her, my friends can not be found I used to call my Mother, she used to come to me Used to call my Mother, she used to come to me I say, but nowr I'm calling, and she can't answer me