she, she came from the land of the cotton she, she came from the land of the cotton Ela, ela veio da terra do algodão, land that was nearly forgotten by everyone land that was nearly forgotten by everyone Terra quase esquecida por todos and she, she worked and she slaved so hard and she, she worked and she slaved so hard E ela trabalhou e foi escravizada duramente a big old field was her back yard in the delta sun a big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Um campo velho e grande era seu quintal no sol do delta ooh, but she sure could sing ooh, but she sure could sing Oh, mas ela realmente podia cantar ooh, she sure could sing ooh, she sure could sing Oh, ela realmente podia cantar then he looked down and he took a little pity then he looked down and he took a little pity Então ele baixou os olhos e sentiu pena the whole town swore he decided he'd help her some the whole town swore he decided he'd help her some Ele jurou à cidade toda que decidiu que poderia dar uma ajudinha a ela, but he didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty but he didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty E ele não se importava se ela não era tão bonita for deep inside his heart he knew she was the only one for deep inside his heart he knew she was the only one Pois conheceu seu coração profundamente ela era a única ooh, but she sure could sing ooh, but she sure could sing Oh, mas ela realmente podia cantar, yeah, she sure could sing yeah, she sure could sing Sim, ela realmente podia cantar she had faith, she had believing she had faith, she had believing Ela teve fé, ela acreditou she led all the people together in singing she led all the people together in singing Ela incitou todas as pessoas a cantarem juntas and she prayed every night to the lord up above and she prayed every night to the lord up above E ela rezou todas as noites ao Senhor dos Céus singing hallelujah, ooh hallelujah singing hallelujah, ooh hallelujah Aleluia, oh, Aleluia, they use to walk singing songs by the river they use to walk singing songs by the river Eles costumam caminhar cantando à beira do rio even when she knew for sure she had to go away even when she knew for sure she had to go away Logo quando ela teve a certeza que ela tinha de ir embora and she never knew what her life had to give her and she never knew what her life had to give her E ela nunca soube o que a vida tinha para lhe oferecer and never had to worry about it for one single day and never had to worry about it for one single day E nunca teve de se preocupar com isso por nenhum dia sequer ooh my but she sure could sing ooh my but she sure could sing Mas ela podia realmente cantar ooh, she sure could sing ooh, she sure could sing Oh, sim, ela podia realmente cantar she had faith, she had believing she had faith, she had believing Ela teve fé, ela acreditou led all the people together in singing led all the people together in singing Ela incitou todas as pessoas a cantarem juntas and she prayed every night to the lord up above and she prayed every night to the lord up above E ela rezou todas as noites ao Senhor dos Céus singing hallelujah, ooh hallelujah singing hallelujah, ooh hallelujah Aleluia, oh, Aleluia, she, she came from the land of the cotton she, she came from the land of the cotton Ela, ela veio da terra do algodão, land that was nearly forgotten by everyone land that was nearly forgotten by everyone Terra quase esquecida por todos and she, she worked and she slaved so hard and she, she worked and she slaved so hard E ela trabalhou e foi escravizada duramente a big old field was her back yard in the delta sun a big old field was her back yard in the delta sun Um campo velho e grande era seu quintal no sol do delta ooh, but she sure could sing ooh, but she sure could sing Mas ela podia realmente cantar my, my, my she sure could sing my, my, my she sure could sing Meu, meu, meu ela realmente podia cantar ooh, yeah she sure could sing ooh, yeah she sure could sing Oh, mas ela realmente podia cantar ooh, she sure could sing ooh, she sure could sing Oh, mas ela realmente podia cantar