169. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile

1 Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile,
Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile,
Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile,

Refrain:
A long ways from home,
A long ways from home,
Then I get down on my knees an’ pray,
Get down on my knees an’ pray.

2 Sometimes I feel like I’m almos’ gone,
Sometimes I feel like I’m almos’ gone,
Sometimes I feel like I’m almos’ gone, [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile
Title: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Chile
Refrain First Line: A long ways from home
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Hymns and Songs: Prayer
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Sometimes I feel like a motherless chile]
Arranger: Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
Key: f minor
Source: Negro Spiritual
Copyright: Arr. from The Haywood Collection of Negro Spiritual, © 1992



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