MOTHER MOTHER WHAT CAN I DO
A MAN HAS COME TO TAKE ME AWAY
MOTHER MOTHER HOW CAN I STAY

THIS IS MY CHILDHOOD HOME



THERE'S A MAN WHO DOESN'T LOVE ME
HOW CAN HE LOVE ME
HE ONLY KNOWS MY NAME

BUT HE'S PROMISED TO KEEP ME
HE SAYS HE WILL KEEP ME
AND WE'LL MAKE A LIFE JUST THE SAME


HE'S GOT A HOUSE AND SOME LAND
40 ACRES OF LAND

3 CHILDREN FROM HIS WIFE
THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE
THERE WILL BE WORK TO BE DONE

TILL WE'RE TAKEN FROM THIS LIFE
CHORUS:


BUT THE CHOICE IT MUST BE MADE
MOTHER MOTHER I'VE NOTHING TO LOSE
IT'S A HARD LIFE EITHER WAY


FIDDLE SOLO - VERSE


THIS HOUSE, I HATE TO LEAVE IT
THIS HOUSE, I HATE TO GRIEVE IT
BUT IT'S BEEN MY ONLY HOME


AND MAYBE HE WILL LOVE ME
HE COULD LEARN TO LOVE ME

AND HE WOULD BE MY OWN.

MOTHER, MOTHER, I'VE NOTHING TO CHOOSE

BUT THE CHOICE IT MUST BE MADE
MOTHER MOTHER I'VE NOTHING TO LOSE
IT'S A HARD LIFE EITHER WAY

MOTHER MOTHER I'VE NOTHING TO LOSE
IT'S A HARD LIFE EITHER WAY