Songs & views

Okefenokee Swamp at sunset - Georgia


http://kola.cc.columbia.edu:8080/ramgen/music/humanities/ferguson/1932/ex030.rmJimmie Rodgers - Peach picking time in GeorgiaWhen it's peach picking time in Georgia, Apple picking time in TennesseeCotton picking time in Mississippi, Everybody picks on meWhen it's roundup time in Texas The cowboys make whoopeeThen down in old Alabama It's gal picking time to meThere's the bluegrass down in Kentucky Virginia's where they do the swingCarolina, now I'm coming, To you to spend the springArkansas, I hear you callingI know I'll see you soonThere's where I'll do a little picking Underneath the Ozark moon.Now when hard times overtake you, I hope they don't get meFor I've got a sweetie waiting, For me down in TennesseeI know I'm going to see her, I hope it won't be longThere's where we'll pick a little cabin, And call it our mountain homeWhen the pickaninnies pick the cotton, I'll pick a wedding ringWe'll go to town and pick a little gown, For the wedding in the springI hope the preacher knows his business; I know he can't fool meWhen it's peach picking time in Georgia, It's gal picking time to me