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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

Me an' my partner can
Pick a bale a cotton
Me an' my partner can
Pick a bale a day

Had a little woman could
Pick a bale a cotton
Had a little woman could
Pick a bale a day

Went to Corsicana to
Pick a bale a cotton
Went to Corsicana to
Pick a bale a day

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