jump down, turn around, pick a bail of cotton. jump down, turn around, pick a bail a day. [chourus] oh lordy, pick a bail of coton. oh lordy, pick a bail a day me and my wife, we pick a bail of cotton. me and my wife, we pick a bail a day. [chorus] me and my friend, we pick a bail of cotton. me and my friend, we pick a bail a day. [chorus gettind faster every time]