High Cotton

() We didn’t know the times were lean   A-() Round our home the grass was green   It () didn’t seem like things were all that () bad   I () bet we walked a thousand miles   () Chopin’ cotton and pushin’ plows   And () learnin’ how to () give it all we () had.   As life went on and years went by   I saw the light in daddy’s eyes   And felt - the love in mama’s hands   They kept us warm and kept us fed   Taught us how to look ahead   Now lookin’ back I think I understand.   Refrain:   {P} We Were Walkin’ in () High Cotton   Old times () there are not forgotten   Those () fertile fields are never far a-() way   {P} We Were Walkin’ in () High Cotton   Old times () there are not forgotten   Leavin’ () home was the hardest () thing we ever () faced.   When Sunday morning rolled around   We dressed up in hand-me downs   Just in time together with the church   Sometimes I think how long it’s been   And how it impressed me then   It was the only day my daddy wouldn’t work.   Refrain:   Change to (B): ? Refrain:   We Were Walkin’ In High Cotton.