I got cotton in the bottom land
It's up and grown and I got a big stand
My good wife and them kids of mine
Gotta get new shoes, come pickin' time
Get new shoes, come pickin' time
Every night when I go to bed
I thank the Lord that my kids are fed
They live on beans eight days a night
But I'll get them fat come pickin' time
Get them fat come pickin' time
The corn is yellow and the beans are high
The sun is hot in the summer sky
The work is hard till layin' by
Layin' by till pickin' time
Layin' by till pickin' time
It's hard to see by the fuel oil light
And I turn it off pretty early at night
Cause a jug of coal oil cost a dime
But I'll stay up late, come pickin' time
Stay up late, come pickin' time
My old wagon barely gets me to town
Keep her in shape so she'll be fine
To haul my cotton come pickin' time,
Haul my cotton come pickin' time.
It was still nearly empty back where I sat,
But the preacher smiled and he said,
the Lord'll wait till pickin' time,
The Lord'll wait till pickin' time.
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