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COTTON NEEDS A-PICK-IN SO BAD
COTTON NEEDS A-PICK-IN SO BAD,
COTTON NEEDS A-PICK-IN SO BAD,
GON-NA PICK ALL OVER THIS FIELD.

1. WE PLANTED THIS COTTON IN APRIL
ON THE FULL OF THE MOON WE'VE HAD A
HOT, DRY SUMMER, THAT'S WHY IT OPENED
SO SOON.

2. BOY, STOP HOE-IN THAT COTTON
AND TAKE BETTER CARE,
MAKE HASTE YOU LAZY RASCAL,
AND BRING THAT ROW FROM THERE.

3. HURRY UP, HURRY UP, CHILDREN,
WE OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN GONE.
THIS WEATHER LOOKS VERY CLOUDY
I THINK IT'S GO-IN TO STORM.

Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Work

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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