Sometimes I feel like a motherless child      (Sometimes)   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?)   Why? 'Cause nothin' ever happens   (Nothin'?)      Well nothin' good   (So what's good?)   You know to have a ball, man   (You sick?)   No      (Hungry?)   No man   I just had myself a whole mess of black eyed peas and rice   (Long way, long way)      (See what I mean?)   I did I am a long ways from home   But things could be worse, sure could