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I Never Picked Cotton

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GI never picked cotton
Like my mother did and my brother did
And my sister did and my daddy died young
D7Working in a coal Gmine
When I was just a baby
Too little for the cotton sack
I played in the dirt while the others worked
Till they D7couldn't straighten their Gbacks
And I made my self a promise
When I was old enough to run
That I'd never stay a single day
D7In that Oklahoma Gsun
GI never picked cotton
Like my mother did and my brother did
And my sister did and my daddy died young
D7Working in a coal Gmine
Folks said that I grew up early
And the farm couldn't hold me then
So I stole ten bucks and a pick up truck
And D7I never went back Gagain
And it was fast cars and whiskey
Long legged girls and fun
I had everything that money could bring
And D7I took it all with a Ggun
GI never picked cotton
Like my mother did and my brother did
And my sister did and my daddy died young
D7Working in a coal Gmine
It was Saturday night in Memphis
When a redneck grabbed my shirt
And he said go back to your cotton sack
I D7left him lying in the Gdirt
And they'll take me in the morning
To the gallows just outside
And in the time I've got there ain’t a hell of a lot
I D7can look back on with Gpride
GI never picked cotton
Like my mother did and my brother did
And my sister did and I’ll never die young
D7Working in a coal Gmine

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I Never Picked Cotton

by Roy Clark

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I never picked cotton

Like my mother did and my brother did

And my sister did and my daddy died young

D7 G

Working in a coal mine

When I was just a baby

Too little for the cotton sack

I played in the dirt while the others worked

D7 G

Till they couldn't straighten their backs

And I made my self a promise

When I was old enough to run

That I'd never stay a single day

D7 G

In that Oklahoma sun

I never picked cotton

Like my mother did and my brother did

And my sister did and my daddy died young

D7 G

Working in a coal mine

Folks said that I grew up early

And the farm couldn't hold me then

So I stole ten bucks and a pick up truck

D7 G

And I never went back again

And it was fast cars and whiskey

Long legged girls and fun

I had everything that money could bring

D7 G

And I took it all with a gun

I never picked cotton

Like my mother did and my brother did

And my sister did and my daddy died young

D7 G

Working in a coal mine

It was Saturday night in Memphis

When a redneck grabbed my shirt

And he said go back to your cotton sack

D7 G

I left him lying in the dirt

And they'll take me in the morning

To the gallows just outside

And in the time I've got there ain’t a hell of a lot

D7 G

I can look back on with pride

I never picked cotton

Like my mother did and my brother did

And my sister did and I’ll never die young

D7 G

Working in a coal mine

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