Lyrics:

Words and music - traditional



Sometimes I feel like a motherless child



Sometimes I feel like a motherless child



Sometimes I feel like a motherless child



A long long way from home



A long long way from home



Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone



Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone



Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone



And I know my time's not long



I know that my time, it's not long



Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound



Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound



Sometimes I feel like I'm heaven bound



And I wear a golden crown



I wear a golden crown



Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire



Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire



Sometimes I feel like my soul is on fire



And I'm about to die



And I'm about to die



I'm about to die



I'm about to die



I'm about to die



I'm about to die



I'm about to die



I ain't got nobody to love me



I ain't got nobody to hold me



I ain't got nobody to squeeze me



I'm just a motherless child



I'm just a motherless child