Oh mother shelter A mother is a shelterer Oh mother shelter Mother shel-ter us From the wild winds howling Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh-oooh-oooh (4x) Oh father shepherd A father is a shepherder Oh father shepherd Father shep-herd us From the wild wolves howling Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh-oooh-oooh (4x) Your cities are a wilderland Look upon your children Your cities are a wilderland Look upon your, look upon Your highways are a wilderland Look upon your children Your highways are a wilderland Look upon your, look upon Look upon your children Wandering in the wilderland Look upon your children Wandering in the woods Singing Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh-oooh-oooh (9x)