When I was a little bitty baby,
my momma used to rock me in the cradle,
in those old cotton fields of home.
When I was a little bitty baby,
my momma used to rock me in the cradle,
in those old cotton fields back home.
Well when those cotton balls get rotten,
you can't pick very much cotton
in those old cotton fields back home
well it was way down in Louisiana
just about a mile from Texarkana
in those old cotton fields back home
what I was down there for
In those old cotton fields back home
Yes, I went down to Arkansas
what I was down there for
In those old cotton fields back home
Well, when those cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In those old cotton fields back home
Well he was way down in Louisiana
Just about a mile from Texarkana
In those old cotton fields back home
Now he may sound just a little bit funny
But you didn't make very much money
In those old cotton fields back home
Yes, it may sound just a little bit funny
But you didn't make very much money
In those old cotton fields back home
Well, when those cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In those old cotton fields back home
Well, he was way down in Louisiana
Just about a mile from Texarkana
In those old cotton fields back home
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