E         E          E              E
Me and my papa gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E          B7             E
me and my papa gonna pick a bale of hay.
E         E          E              E
Me and my papa gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E          B7             E
me and my papa gonna pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Chorus 1]
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Interlude] (Going Faster)
N.C.      N.C.      N.C.      N.C.

[Part 2]
E         E          E              E
Me and my mama gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E          B7             E
me and my mama gonna pick a bale of hay.
E         E          E              E
Me and my mama gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E          B7             E
me and my mama gonna pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Chorus 2]
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Interlude] (Going Faster)
E        E        E        E
And now the whole farm,
E        E        E        E
hold on to your seats, folks, here they come.

[Part 3]
E         E         E              E
Me and my dog gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E             B7             E
me and my chicken gonna pick a bale of hay.
E         E            E              E
Me and my turkey gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E          B7             E
me and my duck gonna pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Chorus 3]
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Interlude] (Going Faster)
E        E        E        E
Ieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
E        E        E        E

[Part 4]
E         E             E              E
Me and my brother gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E             B7             E
me and my brother gonna pick a bale of hay.
E         E             E              E
Me and my brother gonna pick a bale of cotton,
E         E             B7             E
me and my brother gonna pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Chorus 4]
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Interlude] (Going Faster)
E        E        E        E
Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
E        E        E        E

[Chorus 5]
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Chorus 6] (Faster)
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[Chorus 7] (Faster)
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.

[End-Chorus] (Faster)
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.
E          E            E              E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton.
E          E            B7             E
Jump down, turn around, pick a bale of hay.

E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.
E    E       E              E
Ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of cotton,
E    E       B7             E
ooh, Lordie, pick a bale of hay.