Sometimes i feel like a motherless child
Sometimes i feel like a motherless child
Sometimes i feel like a motherless child
A long way from home, a 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
A long way from home, a long way from home.

Sometimes i feel like a mournin' dove
Sometimes i feel like a mournin' dove
Sometimes i feel like a mournin' dove
A long way from home, a long way from home.

Sometimes i feel like an eagle in the air
Sometimes i feel like an eagle in the air
Sometimes i feel like an eagle in the air
A long way from home, a long way from home.

Sometimes i feel like a motherless child
Sometimes i feel like a motherless child
Sometimes i feel like a motherless child
A long way from home, a long way from home.