I got cotton in the bottom land

我在另一片大陆得到棉花

It's up and growin' and I got a good stand

它们生长旺盛，我赚到了

My good wife and them kids of mine

我的好妻子和好孩子们

Gonna get new shoes come pickin' time

想要换新鞋了

Get new shoes come pickin' time

想要换新鞋了

Every night when I go to bed

每天晚上，当我睡下

I thank the Lord that my kids are fed

我为孩子们能吃饱而祈祷

They live on beans eight days and nine

他们每天都靠豆子活着

But I get 'em fat come pickin' time

但我让他们茁壮成长

Get 'em fat come come pickin' time

让他们茁壮成长

The corn is yellow and the beans are high

金黄色的玉米，豌豆长得正旺

The sun is hot in the summer sky

夏日的烈日炎炎

The work is hard till layin' by

还有许多工作要做

Layin' by till pickin' time

躺下来

Layin' by till pickin' time

躺下来

It's hard to see by the coal-oil light

煤油灯的灯光昏暗，无法看书

And I turn it off purty early at night

晚上我早早就熄灭了

'Cause a jug of coal-oil costs a dime

因为一壶煤油就是一美元

But I stay up late come pickin' time

而我却要熬到深夜

Stay up late come pickin' time

熬到深夜

My old wagon barely gets me to town

我很少开着货车去城里

I patched the wheels and I watered 'em down

我修补轮胎，清洗他们

Keep her in shape so she'll be fine

好让它们保持良好

To haul my cotton come pickin' time

拖运棉花

Haul my cotton come pickin' time

拖运棉花

Last Sunday mornin' when they passed the hat

上个周日早晨他们经过了我的帽子

It was still nearly empty back where I sat

但依然卖不出去

But the preacher smiled and said that's fine

但牧师微笑着安慰我

The Lord'll wait till pickin' time

上天终将眷顾你

The Lord'll wait till pickin' time

上天终将眷顾你