I got cotton in the bot
It s up and growin and I got a good stand
My good wife and them kids of mine
Gonna get new shoes, come Pickin Time
Get new shoes come Pickin Time.
Ev ry night when I go to bed
I thank the Lord that my kids are fed
They live on beans eight days and nine
But I get em fat come Pickin Time
Get em fat come come Pickin Time.
The corn is yellow and the beans are high
The sun is hot in the summer sky
The work is hard til layin by
Layin by til Pickin Time
Layin by til Pickin Time.
It s hard to see by the coal-oil light
And I turn it off purty early at night
Cause a jug of coal-oil costs a dime
But I stay up late come Pickin Time
Stay up late come Pickin Time.
My old wagon barely gets me to town
I patched the wheels and I watered em down
Keep her in shape so she ll be fine
To haul my cotton come Pickin Time
Haul my cotton come Pickin Time.
Last Sunday mornin when they passed the hat
It was still nearly empty back where I sat
But the preacher smiled and said that s fine
The Lord ll wait til Pickin Time
The Lord ll wait til Pickin Time.