Say, the cotton need pickin' so bad
Yes, the cotton need pickin' so bad
Said, the cotton need pickin' so bad
We're going to pick all over this hill

I'll telling you:
Up before the sun, and it's yours!
Do what you want
And you can make what you sow

Because the cotton need pickin'
Say, the cotton need pickin'
Said, the cotton need pickin' so bad
We going to pick all over this field

I say, the cotton need pickin' so bad
The cotton need pickin' so bad
Said, the cotton need pickin' so bad
We going to pick all over this field

You know, I went down
And held out my hand last night
Friend, you got that
Turn right over back

Because the cotton need pickin' so
Said, the cotton need pickin'
I, I said the cotton need pickin' yo
We going to pick all over this field
Here, now, watch out!
Say, the cotton need pickin' so
Said, the cotton need pickin'
You know, the cotton need pickin' yo
Going to pick all over this field