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