Chorus
G When I was a little bitty baby
my mama done C rock me in the G cradle
In them old cotton fields back D home
D It was G back in Louisiana just about a C mile from-a TexarGkana
In them Am7 old Am cotton D fields back G home
Verse 1
G Well let me tell you now well I got me in a fix
I caught a nail in my tyre doing lickety split
I had to walk a long long way to D town
Came along a G nice old man well G7 he had a hat on
C Wait a minute mister can you Am give me some direction
G I’m gonna want to Am be right D off for G home
Chorus
G When I was a little bitty baby my mama done rock me in the cradle
In them old cotton fields back D home
It was G back in Louisiana just about a C mile from-a TexarAmkana
In them G old Am cotton D fields back G home G7
Bridge
Don’t care if them C cotton balls get rotten
When I got G you baby who needs cotton
In them G oGmaj7lEm7d cotton fields back Am home D
Brother only G one thing more that’s G7 gonna warm you
A C summer’s day out in Am California
G It’s gonna be them Am cotton D fields back G home
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G C G Em C
C Am D G
Verse 2
It was C back in Louisiana just about a G mile from-a TexarEmkana
Give me them G cotton fields it was back in LouEmisiana
Let me hear it for the G cotton fields about a mile from-a Em Texarkana
G You know that there’s Em just no place like Am home D
Well boy it G sure feels good to breathe the G7 air back home
You shoulda C seen their faces when they Am seen how I’ve grown
In them G old Am cotton D fields back C home G