Yeah, your motherless children have a hard time
Oh, no one's gonna treat you like your mamamama will
When your mama is dead, lord
She might be made of gold
But she comes once in your lifetime, and no more
You'll have a hard time (hard time)
You'll have a ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hard time (hard time)
Yeah, some people say that your sister will do
When your mama is dead, lord
Yeah, some people say that your sister will do
When your mama is dead
Some people say that your sister will do
As soon as she's married she'll turn her back on you
Hard time (hard time)
You'll have a ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hard time (hard time)
Oh, yeah
Yeah, your motherless children have a ha-ha-ha-hard time
I said that no one's gonna treat you like your mamamama will
Your mama is dead
Well, she might be made of gold
But she comes once in your lifetime, oh
You'll have a hard time, baby (hard time)
You'll have a hard time (hard time)
Well, your father's gonna do just the best that he can
When your mama is dead, lord
Yeah, your father's gonna do-a just the best that he can
Your mama is dead
He's gonna do it the best that he can
So many things your father can't understand
Hard time (hard time)
You'll have a ha-ha-ha-ha-hard time (hard time)
Yeah you're mine, wooo!
Hard time
You'll have a hard time (hard time)
You'll have a hard time (hard time)
You'll have a ha-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-ward time! (hard time)