Lead Belly — Pick A Bale Of Cotton

[Verse 1: Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet, Both] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet] 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 [Verse 2: Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet] 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 [Verse 3: The Golden Gate Quartet] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Oleander Quartet] 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 [Verse 4: Henry Owens & The Golden Gate Quartet & Leadbelly] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet] 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 [Verse 5: Henry Owens & The Golden Gate Quartet, & Leadbelly] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Golden Gate Quartet] 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 [Verse 6: Henry Owens & The Golden Gate Quartet & Leadbelly] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Oleander Quartet] 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 [Verse 2: Henry Owens & The Golden Gate Quartet & Leadbelly] 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 [Chorus: Leadbelly & The Oleander Quartet] 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