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, 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 Way up in the heavenly led Way up in the heavenly led ♪ Sometimes I wish I could fly like a bird Sometimes I wish that my crying is heard Sometimes I wish like a cloud in the sky I'd move up to my home I'd move up to my 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, long way from home