Jump Down Turn Around
Pick a Bale of Cotton


Melody - The Melody works with the last version


A few variations
|: Bend down turn around,
Pick a bale of cotton
Bend down turn around,
Pick a bale a day :|

|: Oh lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy, pick a bale a day :|


|: Gonna jump down, spin around,
Pick a bale of cotton
Gonna jump down, spin around,
Pick a bale a day :|

|: Oh lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy, pick a bale a day :|

|: I said me and my buddy
Gonna pick a bale of cotton
Now me and my buddy
Gonna pick a bale a day :|

|: Oh lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh lordy, pick a bale a day :|


|: Jump down, turn around
To pick a bale of cotton
Jump down, turn around
To pick a bale a day. :|

Chorus:
|: Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton,
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day. :|

|: That nigger from Shiloh
Can pick a bale of cotton
That nigger from Shiloh
Can pick a bale a day. :|
Chorus:

Me and my gal can pick . . . .

Me and my wife . . . .

Me and my buddy . . . .

Me and my poppa . . . .

Takes a mighty big man to . . . .


Actually picking a bale of cotton a day is an unlikely accomplishment as it weighs several hundred pounds. As a compliment or a complaint, however, it sounds good.


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