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Intro
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Bm D E F#7 Bm
Hey, hee, hi, ho, pickin' cotton all day
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Hey, hee, hi, ho, just a-pickin' away
Dm C7 G F#7
White folks knows I'm workin'
C#7 F# Bm
They knows gon' be no shirkin'
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Hee, hi, ho, I knows I'll get my pay
Bm7 Em Cm
Ain't no use kickin' 'cause I'll be pickin'
G B7 Em
Till all my children is grown
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Than I'll shuffle and skip and scuffle
B7 Em
To have a field of my own
B7 G7
All my life, I've been makin' it
E F#7 Bm A7
All my life, white folks takin' it
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This old heart, they's just breakin' it
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Ain't got a thing to show for what I done done done
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But things get brighter, loads get lighter
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I'll keep a-pluckin' away
B7 F#m7 B7 Em
Sing my song like I'm happy and gay
B7 Em
All day
F#m B7 Em
Just tell the world for me
B7 G
My soul done set me free
A# D E
That's the song I'll sing
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Till they put me under the clay
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Oh, chil'en, stop you're grumblin'
Bm F#m7 Bm Em
Oh, that's a block for stumblin'
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Just keep on workin' and praisin'
Bm7 Am7 D
You'll see that you'll conquer someday
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