sometimes i feel like a motherless child sometimes i feel like a motherless child sometimes i feel like a motherless child sometimes i feel like a motherless child a long way is from home a long way is from home do believe us a long ways from home a long ways from home yes sometimes i feel like a motherless child why cause nothin ever happens well nothin good you know to have a ball man no no man i just had myself a whole mess of black eyed peas and rice i did i am a long ways from home but things could be worse sure could