Mothers' Blues (Little Children Blues)

Mother's Blues - Leadbelly

These blues

Little children made about somebody that's gone away

And that's sad

And that gives you the blues

As I went down to the freight depot

That train come a-rollin' by

I waved my hand at my mama that I loved

Goin' down that railroad track

She's gone she's gone

She's gone she's gone

And no cryin' won't bring her back

She's the only mother that I ever did love

Goin' down that railroad track

I went down to the freight depot

And looked up on the sign

She's the only mother that I ever did love in this world

I was hanging my head and cryin'

Twas fare you well fare you well

And she's gone she's gone she's gone

She's gone down that lonesome railroad this track

And she left me to weep and sing this song