Cotton

[Verse 1] Get a late on this Sunday evenin' Poor Lightin' gotta go home and take him some rest Get a late on this Sunday evenin' Poor Lightin' gotta go home and take some rest You know I gotta pick cotton tomorrow Monday Little girl you know that's gonna be a solid bet [Verse 2] Woah, I don't weigh but 95 pounds 100 pound is too much load for me to push I don't weigh but 90 pound, boy A 100 pound is too much load for me to push I can straighten out in the field, it's too darn Lightnin' Go 'head on boy and get your sack full They was talkin' about cotton [Bridge] I get casual keen [Verse 3] I stood straight up in the field Lookin' around tryin' to find me some shade Woah, lord have mercy Poor Lightnin' tryin' to find him some shade Poor mama sittin' down with her pencil and paper Figurin' up every dime that the family made I'm gonna play it, play it on if you cut that out [Verse 4] My daddy was a sack shaker Came at an eye straight down that road Come out in Mississippi too My daddy was a sack shaker Came at an eye straight down that road Woah, every time I go way up He said "Go 'head, Lightnin', get me some more" He was talkin' about cotton Ah yeah