Leadbelly - Pick a bale of cotton
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This song starts out at a decent tempo and then increases.
I would recommend finger picking, but it doesn't sound too shabby with
a little strumming. I would also recommend listening to the track to get the
picking right because the chord work isn't much. It's only 3 chords (A E D).
Hope you enjoy this classic song in the rendition of Leadbelly.
This is from a 9.5mm 1945 recording of Leadbelly, so I added what he says at the beginning.
"Now this is another work song.
When we pick cotton, you gotta jump down to pick a bale of cotton a day.
You can't fool around.
And we sang:"
AGreat God Almighty I can pick a bale of cotton
Great God Almighty I can pEick a bale a dAay.
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AMe and my wife can pick a bale of cotton,
Me and my wife can Epick a bale a Aday.
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AJump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton.
Jump down, turn around to Epick a bale a Aday.
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AMe and my buddy can pick a bale of cotton,
Me and my buddy can Epick a bale a Aday.
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AMe and my papa can pick a bale of cotton,
Me and my papa can Epick a bale a Aday.
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AMe and my sissy can pick a bale of cotton,
Me and my sissy can Epick a bale a Aday.
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
FI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AI can pick a pick a pick … a pick a bale of cotton
AI can pick a pick a pick … Ea pick a bale Aa day
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DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
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AJump down, turn around to pick a bale of cotton.
Jump down, turn around to Epick a bale a Aday.
(x2)
DOh Lord, AI can pick a bale of cotton, Doh Lord,
EI can pick a bale a Aday.
(x2)