COTTONFIELDS: BEACH BOYS (H. Ledbetter) 4/4 - 132 Capo on the 1st fret [Verse 1] WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY MY MOMMA DONE ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME. IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA FOR JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME. [Verse 2] LET ME TELL YOU NOW WELL I GOT ME IN A FIX I CAUGHT A NAIL IN MY TIRE DOIN’ LICKETY SPLIT. I HAD TO WALK A LONG LONG WAY TO TO-WN. CAME ALONG A NICE OLD MAN WELL HE HAD A HAT ON. WAIT A MINUTE MISTER CAN YOU GET ME SOME DIRECTION. I’M GONNA WANNA BE RIGHT OFF FOR HOME. [Verse 3] WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY MY MOMMA DONE ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME. IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA FOR JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME. [Verse 4] DON’T CARE IF THEM COTTON BALLS ARE GETTING’ ROTTEN WHEN I GOT YOU BABY WHO NEEDS COTTON IN THEM O-LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HO-ME. BROTHER ONLY ONE THING MORE THAT’S GONNA WARM YA A SUMMER’S DAY OUT IN CALIFORNIA IT’S GONNA BE THE COTTON FIELDS BACK HO-ME. [Interlude] [Bridge] IT WAS BACK IN LOUISI-ANA JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXAR-KANA. A GIVE ME THEM COTTON FIELDS LET ME HEAR IT FOR THE COTTON FIELDS. YOU KNOW THERE’S JUST NO PLACE LIKE HO-ME. [Outro] OH BOY IT SURE FEELS GOOD TO BREATHE THE AIR BACK HOME YOU SHOULD ’VE SEEN THEIR FACES WHEN THEY SEE HOW I GROWN IN THEM O- LD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME. DAIRYBEAT Originals and Backing Tracks on: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque des souvenirs d'enfance d'un jeune qui se remémore les moments paisibles passés dans les champs de coton, où sa mère le berçait. Elle parle de l’attachement à la terre natale, avec un voyage symbolique vers chez soi, malgré les difficultés rencontrées en chemin. Les vieux champs de coton représentent un endroit de réconfort et de nostalgie, soulignant l'importance des racines et des connexions familiales. Le contexte se situe principalement dans le sud des États-Unis, spécifiquement en Louisiane, et rappelle un mode de vie simple et rural. Les champs de coton sont non seulement un symbole de travail acharné, mais aussi un élément central de la culture et de l’identité de cette région.