She, she came from the land of the cotton A land that was nearly forgotten by everyone She, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her backyard in the Delta sun Oh, but she sure could sing Oh, and she sure could sing Then he, he looked down and he took a little pity The whole town swore he decided he'd help her some But he, didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty And deep inside his heart he knew she was the only one Oh yes, she sure could sing My, my, she sure could sing She had faith and she had believing She led all the people together in singing And she prays every night to the Lord up above Singing hallelujah Hallelujah They... used to walk singing songs by the river Even when she knew for sure she had to go away She... never knew what her life had to give her And never had to worry about it for one single day Oh yeah, she sure could sing Yeah, yeah, she sure could sing She had faith, she had believing She led all the people together in singing And she prays every night to the Lord up above Singing hallelujah Hallelujah She, she came from the land of the cotton A land that was nearly forgotten by everyone She, she worked and she slaved so hard A big old field was her backyard in the Delta sun My, my, my, she sure could sing Oh yeah, and she sure could sing Ooh, yeah, yes, and she sure could sing Oh, and she sure could sing