pick a bale of cotton

Joe Dassin

Gentlemen, please! Gentlemen, please...
Ladies...
Here we go.

You gotta 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
Gonna jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Oh lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy
Pick a bale a day
You gotta - oh lordy -
Pick a bale of cotton
Gotta - oh lordy -
Pick a bale a day

I jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
I jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Me and my wife gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day

You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Me and my wife gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day

You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

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Oh lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy
Pick a bale a day
Oh lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy
Pick a bale a day

You gotta 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
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

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You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Me and my wife gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale of cotton
Me and my wife gonna pick a bale a day

You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Oh lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy
Pick a bale a day
Oh lordy
Pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy
Pick a bale a day

You gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day
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Gotta jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day

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