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Harry Belafonte Cotton Fields Lyrics
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Cotton Fields
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
HARRY BELAFONTE
- Cotton Fields LyricsWhen I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
Now it may sound very funny,
But you didn't make very much money,
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Yes it might sound very funny,
But you didn't make very much money,
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
Sax Interlude
I was over in Arkansas,
When the sheriff asked me
"What did you come here for?"
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Yes I was over in Arkansas,
When the sheriff asked me
"What did you come here for?"
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
Now it may sound very funny,
But you didn't make very much money,
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Yes it might sound very funny,
But you didn't make very much money,
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
Sax Interlude
I was over in Arkansas,
When the sheriff asked me
"What did you come here for?"
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When the sheriff asked me
"What did you come here for?"
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
When I was a little baby,
My Mama would rock me in the cradle
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten
You can't pick very much cotton
In them there, ol' cotton fields at home
It was down in Louisiana,
Just a mile from Texarkana
In them there ol' cotton fields at home.
Facts about Cotton Fields
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Cotton Fields is written by Traditional, Huddie Ledbetter.
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It is first released in 1999 as part of Harry Belafonte's album "Belafonte At Carnegie Hall" which includes 15 tracks in total.
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When we look deeper into its meaning, "Cotton Fields" by Harry Belafonte is a song that nostalgically depicts life and cotton fields, almost-heroically using cotton picking as a reflection upon the struggles and meager existence of rural life. It is properly chock full of expressions of nostalgia, lyrics almost dripping with social commentary and inner angst, echoing horror and darkness. Still, the song also celebrates the workings of childhood memory, warrior-like hardships, and poverty/an identity given from the geographical region. The cinema leads back through the structures of simple childhood life, using words and themes that carry up innocence and nostalgia that are utterly free of any inappropriate language, unwholesome themes, or otherwise confounding content not fit for all audience members.
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Cotton Fields falls under the genre Easy Listening.
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Cotton Fields song length is 4 minutes and 17 seconds.
Who wrote Cotton Fields lyrics?
Cotton Fields is written by Traditional, Huddie Ledbetter.
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When was Cotton Fields released?
It is first released in 1999 as part of Harry Belafonte's album "Belafonte At Carnegie Hall" which includes 15 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Cotton Fields lyrics?
When we look deeper into its meaning, "Cotton Fields" by Harry Belafonte is a song that nostalgically depicts life and cotton fields, almost-heroically using cotton picking as a reflection upon the struggles and meager existence of rural life. It is properly chock full of expressions of nostalgia, lyrics almost dripping with social commentary and inner angst, echoing horror and darkness. Still, the song also celebrates the workings of childhood memory, warrior-like hardships, and poverty/an identity given from the geographical region. The cinema leads back through the structures of simple childhood life, using words and themes that carry up innocence and nostalgia that are utterly free of any inappropriate language, unwholesome themes, or otherwise confounding content not fit for all audience members.
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Which genre is Cotton Fields?
Cotton Fields falls under the genre Easy Listening.
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How long is the song Cotton Fields?
Cotton Fields song length is 4 minutes and 17 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Traditional, Huddie Ledbetter
Record Label(s): 1999 BMG Music
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