The Ambleside Online selection for Folk Song for May of 2015 is Pick a Bale of Cotton, a slavery-era song.
Here is Johnny Cash's rendition (words below):
"Pick A Bale Of Cotton"
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale of cotton
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale a day
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale of cotton
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale a day
Pick a bale a' pick a bale o' pick a bale o' cotton
Pick a bale a' pick a bale o' pick a bale a day.
Hey, snatch it!
Pick a bale o' cotton
Ho, grab it!
Pick a bale a day
Pick a bale a' pick a bale o' pick a bale o' cotton
Pick a bale a' pick a bale o' pick a bale a day.
Hold back, sold back, pick a bale o' cotton
Hold back, sold back, pick a bale a day.
Pick a bale a' pick a bale o' pick a bale o' cotton
Pick a bale a' pick a bale o' pick a bale a day.
O baby!
Pick a bale a cotton
Hey, sugar!
Pick a bale a day
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale o' cotton
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale a day.
Stomp a bunch o' boll weavils
Pick a bale o' cotton
Stomp a bunch o' boll weavils
Pick a bale a day
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale o' cotton
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale a day.
Drag along pick sack
Pick a bale o' cotton
Drag along pick sack
Pick a bale aday
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale o' cotton
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale a day.
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale o' cotton
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale a day.
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale of cotton
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale a day
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale o' cotton
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale a day.
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale of cotton
Jump down
Turn around
Pick a bale a day
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale o' cotton
Picked a bale a' picked a bale o' picked a bale a day.
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