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[Verse 1]
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When it's peach picking time in Georgia apple picking time in Tennessee
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Cotton picking time in Mississippi then everybody picks on me
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When it's roundup time in Texas and the cowboys make hoopee
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Way down in old Carolina it's gal picking time to me
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Yodel ay ee oh  Yodel ay ee  Yodel ay ee
[Verse 2]
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They got the bluegrass in old Kentucky Virginia's where they do the swing
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Carolina I'm coming to you to spend the spring
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Arkansas I hear you calling and I hope to see you soon
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There I'm gonna do a little picking underneath the Ozark moon
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[Verse 3]
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Now when hard times overtake me I won't let the blues get me
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For I've got a sweetheart in old Caroline and I know she waits for me
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Soon I'm a'goin' to see her and I know it won't be long
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Till we're gonna pick a little cabin to call our mountain home
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[Verse 4]
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When the folks begin to pick the cotton then I'll pick a weddin' ring
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And we'll go to town to pick a little gown for the wedding in the spring
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I hope the preacher knows his business cause he can't fool me
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When it's peach picking time in Georgia, it's gal picking time to me
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Yodel ay ee oh  Yodel ay ee  Yodel ay ee