Mae Frances

Composed by Bernice Johnson Reagon, copyright: Songtalk Publishing Co.

Where do I go when there’s no where to turn to
Feel all alone wandering why I am
Where do I go where I need familiar
Woman hold my hand

Who do I turn to when my legs get shaky
Eyes cloud over, I can’t see my way
Who let’s me know that I’m still walking upright
Woman hold my hand

Who laughs with me when I’m feeling silly
Who skips along dance the whole night away
Who smiles with me in my moments of pretty
Woman hold my hand

Who binds my wounds when I’m bruised and battered
By strangers and those daily walking in my life
Who lets me know that I’m more than my hurtings
Woman hold my hand

Who cries with me when I lose my baby
By accident, choice, or against my will
Who knows that I am a childless mother
Woman hold my hand

Who bids me sing when my voice is silent
Songs have left me for places unheard
Who bids me sing when all singing seems useless
Woman hold my hand