Cotton Fields : The Cotton Song
Voice
English
Instrumentation
Piano
Guitar
Refrain
Oh when them cotton bolls got rotten
Composer
Huddie Ledbetter
Lyricist
Huddie Ledbetter
Copyright (this edition)
1962
Original Copyright
1962
Note
Huddie Ledbetter famously known as Lead Belly
First recorded by Lead Belly in 1940
First recorded by Lead Belly in 1940
Citation
“Cotton Fields : The Cotton Song,” SCPL Sheet Music Catalog, accessed April 20, 2025, https://sheetmusic.santacruzpl.org/items/show/32599.