Faith, Folklore, and Friends

As long as people have picked cotton, they have sung to break the monotony and help them get through the day.  This old folk song is thought to be as old as slavery or older. A bale of cotton is ~500 pounds, and I  think it is highly unlikely that anyone could pick a bale in a day, but the song is catchy.   Listen to the way   Lonnie Donegan  does it.    Chorus: Oh, Lawdy, pick a bale a cotton Oh, Lawdy, pick a bale a day verses: You got a jump down, turn around Pick a bale a cotton Got a jump down, turn around Pick a bale a day (chorus) Me an' my partner can Pick a bale a cotton Me an' my partner can Pick a bale a day (chorus) Had a little woman could Pick a bale a cotton Had a little woman could Pick a bale a day (chorus) Went to Corsicana to Pick a bale a cotton Went to Corsicana to Pick a bale a day (chorus) I b'lieve to my soul I can Pick a bale a cotton I b'lieve to my soul I can ...

As long as people have picked cotton, they have sung to break the monotony and help them get through the day.  This old folk song is thought to be as old as slavery or older. A bale of cotton is ~500 pounds, and I  think it is highly unlikely that anyone could pick a bale in a day, but the song is catchy.   Listen to the way   Lonnie Donegan  does it.    Chorus: Oh, Lawdy, pick a bale a cotton Oh, Lawdy, pick a bale a day verses: You got a jump down, turn around Pick a bale a cotton Got a jump down, turn around Pick a bale a day (chorus) Me an' my partner can Pick a bale a cotton Me an' my partner can Pick a bale a day (chorus) Had a little woman could Pick a bale a cotton Had a little woman could Pick a bale a day (chorus) Went to Corsicana to Pick a bale a cotton Went to Corsicana to Pick a bale a day (chorus) I b'lieve to my soul I can Pick a bale a cotton I b'lieve to my soul I can ...