Pickin Time
Ton : CEnglish
(Parlé:)
N.C.I gotC cotton in the G7bottom land
It's up and growin' and I Cgot a good stand
My good wife and them G7kids of mine
Gonna get new shoes come CPickin' Time ...
G7Get new shoes come CPickin' Time.
CEv'ry night when I G7go to bed
I thank the Lord that my Ckids are fed
They live on beans eight G7days and nine ...
But I get 'em fat come CPickin' Time
G7Get 'em fat come come CPickin' Time.
TChe corn is yellow anG7d the beans are high
The sun is hot in the suCmmer sky
The work is hard til layinG7' by ...
Layin' by til Pickin' TiCme
LG7ayin' by til Pickin' TiCme.
ICt's hard to see by tG7he coal-oil light
And I turn it off purty Cearly at night
'Cause a jug of coal-oil cG7osts a dime ...
But I stay up late come CPickin' Time
SG7tay up late come PickinC' Time.
MCy old wagon barely gG7ets me to town
I patched the wheels andC I watered 'em down
Keep her in shape so she'lG7l be fine ...
To haul my cotton come PCickin' Time
HG7aul my cotton come PickCin' Time.
(Parlé:)
LCast Sunday mornin' wG7hen they passed the hat
It was still nearly emptCy back where I sat
But the preacher smiled anG7d said that's fine ...
The Lord'll wait til PicCkin' Time
TG7he Lord'll wait til PicCkin' Time.