Music

songs / albums / eras / tags

Songs

Pick a Bale of Cotton
About
Lyrics
Download
Video
CD
Historical Era Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Tags Farming Slavery Work Song
Listen & Download

 

About Pick a Bale of Cotton

During the time of slavery and beyond, work on the Southern plantation was often enlivened by the singing of work songs. Singing moved the work along faster and made the physical labor and drudgery a little easier to bear. A bale of cotton weighs 500 pounds, which is more than anyone could really pick in a single day.

Lyrics to Pick a Bale of Cotton

Pick a Bale of Cotton chorus: Oh, Lawdy, pick a bale a cotton Oh, Lawdy, pick a bale a day verses: You got a jump down, turn around Pick a bale a cotton Got a jump down, turn around Pick a bale a day (chorus) Me an' my partner can Pick a bale a cotton Me an' my partner can Pick a bale a day (chorus) Had a little woman could Pick a bale a cotton Had a little woman could Pick a bale a day (chorus) Went to Corsicana to Pick a bale a cotton Went to Corsicana to Pick a bale a day (chorus) I b'lieve to my soul I can Pick a bale a cotton I b'lieve to my soul I can Pick a bale a day (chorus)

Download Pick a Bale of Cotton

from   or from another site: Liquid Digital

Video of Pick a Bale of Cotton

Part of this song is featured in the Ballad of America video overview.

Compact Disc with Pick a Bale of Cotton

This song is available on the compact disc: Ballad of America Volume 2: America Singing