She, she came from the land of the cotton A land that was nearly forgotten by everyone And she, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Oh, but she sure could sing Oh, she sure could sing Then He looked down and he took a little pity The whole town swore he decided He'd help her some And he didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty deep inside his heart he knew She was the only one Oh, but she sure could sing Oh, 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 They use to walk singing songs by the river Even when she knew She had to go away And she never knew what her life was to give her And never had to worry about it For one single day Oh, but she sure could sing Oh, 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 She, she came from the land of the cotton A land that was nearly forgotten by everyone And she, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Oh, but she sure could sing Oh, she sure could sing Naanana but she sure could sing Oh, but she sure could sing