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 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 A long way from home, a long way from home Sometimes I feel like a mournin' dove Sometimes I feel like a mournin' dove Sometimes I feel like a mournin' dove A long way from home, a long way from home Sometimes I feel like an eagle in the air Sometimes I feel like an eagle in the air Sometimes I feel like an eagle in the air A long way from home, a long way from 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 way from home