Lord this is a mean old world Folks don't care how their treating you Oh lord this is a mean old world Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Yes Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Yes Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Far Away From Home Lord I've been abused I've been scorned Lord I've been abused I've been scorned
Lord I've been abused I've been scorned Well Well Well I've been talkin' Bout talkin 'bout Since I've been born Lord this is a mean olrd world Oh Lord this is a mean old world Folks don't care how their treating you Ohh oh oh Lord this is a mean old world