Okra

Oh Melby, here come the coal man

And you know he keeps some good vegetables

Ooh, let me call him

Darayna (hey girl), ooh canned treats, come on

Here he come (get some more for tonight)

Oh some corn and some string bean, you know, ooh

Blueberry, almond, that's a blueberry (I don't know 'bout that)

I'm your coal man

I got strawberry

Strawberry

I got fresh peas

I got good lookin' ears of corn

I got the homemade drink

Pralines too

I got some okra

Yeah, okra

I'm your coal man

Strawberry

Strawberry

Fresh peas

Fresh greens

Peanuts, walnuts, hickory nuts

And I have some okra too

Uh huh, okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Okra

Green peanuts from Ms. Mary's backyard

Plenty, plenty tomatoes

Pee-cans, peh-cans, pee-cans, peh-cans

Blackberry

Dewberry

I'm your coal man

Coal man

Call the children, he's got candy

Call the children, he's got sweets

Call the children, he's got candy

Call the children, he's got sweets

Call the children, he's got candy

Call the children, he's got sweets

Ella Mae, she makes some good okra

And crowder peas

You better look out your window, come outside

You know your Junior is coming home, so

You must have his okra

You must have his crowder peas

Simmering, simmering

Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba

Bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla, bla

Yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm your coal man

Okra

String bean

Okra

Peas

Okra