POWERFUL AND SAD SONG<br />The African American song is an expression of pain and despair, as it conveys the hopelessness of a child who has been torn from his or her slave parents. <br /><br />LYRICS AS THEY ARE ARRANGED IN KARAOKE<br /><br />ORIGINAL LYRICS<br /><br />Sometimes I feel, like a motherless child,<br />Sometimes I feel, like a motherless child,<br />Sometimes I feel, like a motherless child.<br />A long way from home, my home.<br />A long way from my home<br /><br />Sometimes I feel, like I'm almost gone,<br />Sometimes I feel, like I'm almost gone.<br />Sometimes I feel, like I'm All Alone,<br />A long way from home, my home<br />A long way from my home<br /><br />Sometimes I feel, like my soul is on fire,<br />Sometimes I feel, like my soul is on fire,<br />Sometimes I feel, like my soul is on fire,<br />Far away from home, my home<br />Far away from my home<br /><br />Sometimes I wish, I could fly like a bird,<br />Sometimes I wish, I could fly like a bird,<br />Sometimes I wish,I could fly like a bird,<br />A little close to home, my home<br />A little close to my home<br /><br />Sometimes I feel, like a motherless Child,<br />Sometimes I feel, like a motherless child,<br />Sometimes I feel, like a motherless child,<br />A long way from home, my home<br />A long way from my home<br /><br />LINUX SOFTWARE<br />To make this karaoke file, I have used Linux software. Some the the useful software:<br /><br />1. Karlyriceditor (synchronizing music and lyrics )<br />2. Audacity (audio editing)<br />3. Gimp (images creation and manipulation)<br />4. ffmpeg (video encoding and transcoding).<br /><br />DISCLAIMER<br />I do not own this song. The karaoke video file has be made by me for educational purpose only.
