Me and my wife gonna pick a bale o' cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale o' cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day

My master say I'm gonna pick a bale o' cotton
My master say I'm gonna pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale o' cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day

Going down town, gonna pick a bale o' cotton
Going down town, gonna pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale o' cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day

Jump down, turn around, pick a bale o' cotton
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day