She came from the land of the cotton
A land that was nearly forgotten
By everyone
She-e-e
She worked and she slaved so hard
Big old field was her backyard
In the delta sun
Oh oh she sure could sing
Oh my she sure could sing
And he-e-e
Looked down and took a little pity
Whole town swore, he decided
He would help us out
And he-e-e
Didn't mind that she wasn't very pretty
Cause deep inside his heart he knew
She was the only one
Oh oh she sure could sing
Hey-ey she sure could sing
She had faith
She had believing
She led all the people together in singing
And she prayed every night
To the lord up above
Singing hallelujah
They-ey
Used to walk, singing songs by the river
Even when she knew for sure
She'd have to go away
She-e-e
Never knew what a life was to give her
Never had to worry about it
For one single day
Oh my she sure could sing
Oh yeah she sure could sing
She was singing, singing hallelujah
And she-e-e
She came from the land of the cotton
A land that was nearly forgotten
By everyone
She-e-e
She worked and she slaved so hard
The big old field was her backyard
In the delta sun
Oh oh she sure could sing
Yeah-ah she sure could sing
Oh yeah she sure could sing
Yeah-ah she sure could sing-ing-ay-ay
Ela veio da terra do algodão
A terra que foi quase esquecido
Por todos
Ela-ee
Ela trabalhou e foi escravizada duramente
Antigo campo grande era seu quintal
No sol delta
Oh oh ela realmente podia cantar
Oh meu ela realmente podia cantar
E ele-ee
Olhou para baixo e deu um pouco de pena
Cidade inteira jurou, ele decidiu
Ele iria nos ajudar
E ele-ee
Não importa que ela não era muito bonita
Porque no fundo seu coração, ele sabia
Ela era a única
Oh oh ela realmente podia cantar
Hey-ey ela realmente podia cantar
Ela tinha fé
Ela tinha acreditar
Ela levou todo o povo a cantar
E ela rezou todas as noites
Para o senhor acima
Cantando aleluia
Eles-ey
Utilizado para caminhar, cantando músicas do rio
Mesmo quando ela tinha certeza de que
Ela teria que ir embora
Ela-ee
Nunca soube o que era uma vida para dar-lhe
Nunca teve que se preocupar com isso
Para um único dia
Oh meu ela realmente podia cantar
Ah, sim ela realmente podia cantar
Ela estava cantando, cantando aleluia
E ela-ee
Ela veio da terra do algodão
A terra que foi quase esquecido
Por todos
Ela-ee
Ela trabalhou e foi escravizada duramente
O campo velho e grande era seu quintal
No sol delta
Oh oh ela realmente podia cantar
Yeah-ah ela realmente podia cantar
Ah, sim ela realmente podia cantar
Yeah-ah ela realmente podia cantar-ing-ay-ay