Down in mississippi where cotton grow tall
Get arrested for trouble you got to call the hound dog
Oh uh
Down in mississippi
Whoa yeah
Where the cotton grow tall
Yes
And on the other hand
Baby
Boll weevil wearing overalls go to work in the morning
You know
'Bout 4 o'clock
Uh
If the mule don't holler
Yeah
I don't know when to stop
Down in mississippi
Baby
Uh whoa yeah
Where the cotton grow tall
Well
And on the other hand
Baby
Boll weevil wearing overalls I go to church in the morning
Baby
You know
Down the railroad track
Late over in the evening they bring
Bring the preacher back
He eat up all the chicken now but uh right to the neck
Look over at my baby and he eat up all the rest 'cause he was uh down in mississippi
Uh oh yeah
Where the cotton grow tall
Well now
And on the other hand
Baby
Boll weevil wearing overalls