I Never Picked Cotton

But My Mother Did

And My Brother Did

And My Sister Did

And My Daddy Died Young

Workin' In A Coal Mine



When I Was Just A Baby

Too Little For A Cotton Sack

I Played In The Dirt

While Others Worked

'Til They Couldn't Straighten Their Backs

I Made Myself A Promise

When I Was Big Enough To Run

That I'd Never Stay A Single Day

In That Oklahoma Sun



I Never Picked Cotton

But My Mother Did

And My Brother Did

And My Sister Did

And My Daddy Died Young

Workin' In The Coal Mine



Folks Said I Grew Up Early

And That The Farm Couldn't Hold Me Then So I Stole Ten Bucks

And A Pickup Truck

And I Never Went Back Again

Then It Was Fast Cars And Whiskey

Long Haired Girls And Fun

I Had Everything That Money Could Bring

And I Took It With A Gun



I Never Picked Cotton

But My Mother Did

And My Brother Did

And My Sister Did

And My Daddy Died Young

Workin' In The Coal Mine



It Was Saturday Night In Memphis

When A Redneck Grabbed My Shirt

When He Said Go Back To Your Cotton Sack

I Left Him Dying In The Dirt

They'll Take Me In The Morning

To The Gallos Just Outside

And In The Time I Got

There Ain't A Hell Of Alot

That I Can Look Back On With Pride