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Motherless Child (Live at the Fillmore, San Francisco, 1994)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Guitar
Dave Bronze
Dave Bronze
Bass
Andy Newark
Andy Newark
Drums
Andy Fairweather Low
Andy Fairweather Low
Guitar
Jerry Portnoy
Jerry Portnoy
Harmonica
The Kick Horns
The Kick Horns
Horn
Chris Stainton
Chris Stainton
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Arranger
Carl Radle
Carl Radle
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Producer
Simon Climie
Simon Climie
Mixing Engineer
Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas
Additional Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman
Producer
Scooter Weintraub
Scooter Weintraub
Producer
Guy Charbonneau
Guy Charbonneau
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Good Evening
If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm
If I mistreat you girl, I sure don't mean no harm
Well, I'm a motherless child; I don't know right from wrong
Please tell me pretty mama, honey where'd you stay last night?
Please tell me pretty mama, honey where'd you stay last night?
Well, you didn't come home till the sun was shining bright
I have to go so far girl to get my ham bones boiled
Have to go so far girl to get my ham bones boiled
Well, he's had a lot of women, gonna let my ham bones burn
Well, I did more for you, girl, than your daddy ever done
Well, I did more for you, girl, than your daddy ever done
Well, I give you my jelly, he ain't gave you none
And when you see two women always running hand in hand
When you see two women always running hand in hand
You can bet your bottom dollar, one got the other one's man
Lord, I'm going to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair
I'm going to the river, get me a tangled rocking chair
And if the blues overtake me, gonna rock away from here
Thank you
Written by: Carl Radle, Clapton, Eric, Pd Traditional
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