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.

Oh Lord, pick a bale of cotton;

oh Lord, pick a bale a day.

Oh Lord, pick a bale of cotton;

oh Lord, pick a bale a day.

Pick a, pick a, pick a, pick a,

pick a bale of cotton;

pick a, pick a, pick a, pick a,

pick a bale a day.

Pick a, pick a, pick a, pick a,

pick a bale of cotton;

pick a, pick a, pick a, pick a,

pick a bale a day.