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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lead Belly
Lead Belly
Vocals
Golden Gate Quartet
Golden Gate Quartet
Performer
wille johnson
wille johnson
Vocals
William Langford
William Langford
Vocals
Henry Owens
Henry Owens
Vocals
Orlandus Wilson
Orlandus Wilson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lead Belly
Lead Belly
Composer
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
Songwriter
John A. Lomax
John A. Lomax
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Colin Escott
Colin Escott
Reissue Producer
Barry Feldman
Barry Feldman
Reissue Producer
David Evans
David Evans
Assistant Producer
Doug Pomeroy
Doug Pomeroy
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Great God almighty, gonna pick a bale of cotton
Great God almighty, gonna pick a bale of hay
Great God almighty, gonna pick a bale of cotton
Great God almighty, gonna pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Well-a, oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale of cotton
You got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale of hay
You got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale of cotton
You got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Well-a, oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my wife can pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife can a-pick a bale a day
Me and my wife can pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife can a-pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my gal gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my gal gonna pick a bale a day
Oh, me and my gal
Me and my gal gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my gal gonna pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my buddy can pick a bale of cotton
Me and my buddy can pick a bale a day
Me and my buddy can pick a bale of cotton
Me and my buddy can pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my partner can pick a bale of cotton
Me and my partner can a-pick a bale a day
Me and my partner can pick a bale of cotton
Me and my partner can a-pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale of cotton
You got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale of hay
You got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale of cotton
You got to jump down and turn around and pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Written by: Alan Lomax, Lead Belly

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