Jump down turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Jump down turn around, pick a bale a day
Jump down turn around, pick a bale of cotton
Jump down turn around, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and man gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my man gotta pick a bale a day
Me and my man gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my man gotta pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my friend gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my friend gotta pick a bale a day
Me and my friend gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my friend gotta pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my ma’ gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my ma’ gotta pick a bale a day
Me and my ma’ gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my ma’ gotta pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Jump down turn around and pick a bale of cotton
Jump down turn around, pick a bale a day
Jump down turn around and pick a bale of cotton
Jump down turn around, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Me and my pa’ gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my pa’ gotta pick a bale a day
Me and my pa’ gotta pick a bale of cotton
Me and my pa’ gotta pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Ain’t we all gotta pick a bale of cotton
Ain’t we all gotta pick a bale a day
Ain’t we all gotta pick a bale of cotton
Ain’t we all gotta pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
Oh Lordy, pick a bale of cotton
Oh Lordy, pick a bale a day
credits
from Head Full Of Hair, Heart Full Of Song,
released July 19, 2018
Pyeng: vocals, casio keyboard
Martha Redbone: background vocals
John Shannon: acoustic guitar
Derek Nievergelt: upright bass
Released July 19th, 2018
Words & Music by Pyeng Threadgill, Copyright 2018 except for "Pick A Bale Of Cotton"
Pyeng pre 5 years old appears courtesy of Mom & East 6th Street Recordings
Produced by Pyeng Threadgill & Derek Nievergelt
Recorded by Tyler Wood & Derek Nievergelt with assistant engineer Colin Mohnacs at GB's Juke Joint, Long Island City, NY (January 2018).
Mixed by Tyler Wood at Sauce Farm Studio, Catskills, NY (2018).
Mastered by Kevin Blackler at Blackler Mastering, Brooklyn, NY (2018)
Photo by Aria Isadora
Hair Art by Thema Taylor of Natural Edgez
Make-up by Keke Ciferello
Clothing Design by Royal Jelly Harlem
Graphic design by Luisa Muhr
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