When I was a little pretty baby Mmy mama would rock me in my cradle In them old cottonfields back home But when I became a little older My daddy would take me on his shoulder In them old cottonfields back home ‘Cause when them cotton balls get rotten You can pick a very much cotton In them old cottonfields back home Way down in Lousiana Just about a mile from Texicana In them old cottonfields back home Sing La, la, la You may think it is very funny But we didn't make much money In them old cottonfields back home You may think it is very funny But we didn't make much money In them old cottonfields back home Cause when the cotton bolls get rotten You can pick a very much cotton In them old cottonfields back home Way down in Lousiana Just about a mile from Texicana In them old cottonfields back home Sing La, la, la When I was a little pretty baby My mama would rock me in my cradle In them old cottonfields back home But when I became a little older My daddy would take me on his shoulder In them old cottonfields back home Cause when the cotton bolls get rotten You can pick a very much cotton In them old cottonfields back home Way down in Lousiana Just about a mile from Texicana In them old cottonfields back home Sing La, la, la