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Artwork for Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time Blind Willie Johnson

Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time

Blind Willie Johnson

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)

  3. Part of Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time / If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down, also If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down

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Written by
[traditional]
Performed by
Blind Willie Johnson
Part of
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time / If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down
Released on
Columbia

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time was performed by Blind Willie Johnson

    Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time was performed by Blind Willie Johnson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time was written by [traditional]

    Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time was written by [traditional]

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time is part of the release Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time / If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down

    Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time is part of the release Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time / If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time

    Columbia is the label of the song Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time was released on 1928-08-30

    Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time was released on 1928-08-30

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026