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Thread #90399   Message #2919570
Posted By: GUEST
03-Jun-10 - 12:38 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Pick a Bale of Cotton
Subject: Lyr Add: PICK A BALE OF COTTON (Lead Belly)
Leadbelly - Pick A Bail Of Cotton

Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail of cotton
Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail a day
Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail of cotton
Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail a day

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

you got to jump down, and turn around, and pick a bail of cotton.
you got to jump down, and turn around, and pick a bail a day. x2

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

oh me and my wife, gonna pick a bail of cotton.
oh me and my wife, gonna pick a bail a day.

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

Me and my gal, gonna pick a bail of cotton.
Me and my gal, gonna pick a bail a day. x2

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

Me and my buddy can pick a bail of cotton
Me and my buddy can pick a bail a day. x2

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

well me and my partner can pick a bail of cotton
well me and my partner can pick a bail a day. x2

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

you got to jump down, and turn around, and pick a bail of cotton.
you got to jump down, and turn around, and pick a bail a day. x2

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2

Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail of cotton
Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail a day
Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail of cotton
Great God Almighty gonna pick a bail a day

I can pick-a pick-a pick-a pick-a pick a bale o'cotton
I can pick-a pick-a pick-a pick-a bale a day

[Chorus]
Oh lordy, pick a bail of cotton.
Oh lordy, pick a bail a day x2