She, she came from the land of the cotton The land that was nearly forgotten by everyone She, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Oh, 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 But he didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty Deep inside his heart he knew she was the only one Oh, she sure could sing Oh, she sure could sing Well, she had faith and she had believing She led all the people together in singing She prayed every night to the Lord up above, singing Hallelujah, hallelujah They use to walk, singing songs by the river Even when she knew for sure she had to go away She never knew what her life was to give her Never had to worry about it For a single day Oh, but she sure could sing Oh, she sure could sing She had faith and she had believing She led all the people together in singing And she prayed every night to the Lord up above, singing Hallelujah, oh hallelujah Well she, she came from the land of the cotton A land that was nearly forgotten by everyone She, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Oh, sure could sing Oh, she sure could sing Mmm, she sure could sing Oh, she sure could sing