Cotton Fields
Harvest of Memories: Echoes from Cotton Fields
Lyrics
When I was a little baby, my mother rocked me in the cradle,
Reflecting on infancy when the speaker's mother comforted and cared for them in the cradle.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reference to the cotton fields from the speaker's hometown.
When I was a little baby, my mother rocked me in the cradle,
Reiteration of early childhood memories with maternal care in the cradle.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiteration of the association with the cotton fields from the speaker's home.
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten, you can't pick very much cotton,
Describing the difficulty of picking cotton when the cotton balls are spoiled or rotten.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reemphasizing challenges in cotton picking in the hometown's fields.
It was down in Louisiana, just a mile from Texarkana,
Locating the experience in Louisiana, close to Texarkana.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Linking the challenging cotton fields to a specific geographical location.
It may sound a little funny, but you didn't make very much money,
Highlighting the financial struggles associated with working in the cotton fields.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiteration of the economic hardships faced in the hometown's cotton fields.
It may sound a little funny, but you didn't make very much money,
Restating the financial challenges of working in the cotton fields.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reemphasizing the economic difficulties linked to the speaker's hometown.
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten, you can't pick very much cotton,
Reiterating the impediments posed by spoiled cotton balls during the picking process.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reemphasizing the challenges faced in the cotton fields of the speaker's hometown.
It was down in Louisiana, just a mile from Texarkana,
Locating the cotton field experience in Louisiana near Texarkana.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiterating the connection between the difficult cotton fields and a specific geographical area.
I was home in Arkansas, people ask me what you come here for,
Recalling being questioned in Arkansas about the reasons for returning.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiteration of the speaker's association with the challenging cotton fields in their hometown.
I was home in Arkansas, people ask me what you come here for,
Reiterating the experience of being asked about the purpose of the speaker's return in Arkansas.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiterating the connection to the difficult cotton fields in the speaker's hometown.
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten, you can't pick very much cotton,
Highlighting the challenges of cotton picking when the cotton balls are spoiled.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiterating the difficulties associated with picking cotton in the speaker's hometown.
It was down in Louisiana, just a mile from Texarkana,
Locating the challenging cotton fields experience in Louisiana near Texarkana.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiterating the connection between difficult cotton fields and a specific geographical location.
Oh when them cotton balls get rotten, you can't pick very much cotton,
Reiterating the hindrance caused by rotten cotton balls during cotton picking.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reemphasizing the challenges faced in the speaker's hometown cotton fields.
It was down in Louisiana, just a mile from Texarkana,
Locating the challenging cotton field experience in Louisiana near Texarkana.
In them ole cotton fields back home
Reiterating the association between difficult cotton fields and a specific geographical area.
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