Not Pickin' No More Cotton

[Verse 1]

Sun beat down, fields burnin' my skin
Sun beat down, fields burnin' my skin
My daddy broke his back, never gonna do it again

[Verse 2]

Lord knows this land soaked in sweat and tears
Lord knows this land soaked in sweat and tears
Took too many souls, too many painful years

[Chorus]

Not pickin' no more cotton, ain't draggin' no more chains
Not pickin' no more cotton, ain't draggin' no more chains
Got freedom in my footsteps, and blues in my veins

[Verse 3]

They paid me pennies, left scars you can’t see
They paid me pennies, left scars you can’t see
But the cotton Not growin' off the back of me

[Chorus]

Not pickin' no more cotton, ain't draggin' no more chains
Not pickin' no more cotton, ain't draggin' no more chains
Got freedom in my footsteps, and blues in my veins

[Bridge]

My children gonna sing a different song
No fields of pain, gonna grow up strong
Chains been broken, now rightin' every wrong
Movin' forward, our spirit carryin' on

[Verse 4]

Hear my guitar cry, let the truth ring clear
Hear my guitar cry, let the truth ring clear
Ain't pickin' no more cotton, freedom’s finally here

Not pickin' no more cotton, ain't draggin' no more chains
Not pickin' no more cotton, ain't draggin' no more chains
Got freedom in my footsteps, and blues in my veins

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Writer: HL Shields