Cotton Jenny Song Lyrics and Chords by Anne Murray
Cotton Jenny
Recorded by Anne Murray
Written by Gordon Lightfoot
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There's a house on a hill by a
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worn down weathered old
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mill
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be-low where the river winds
There's no such thing as bad
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times
And a soft southern flame oh
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Cotton Jenny's her
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name
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up when the sun goes down
And the wheels of love go
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round
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round love go
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roun-d
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round a joyful
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soun-d
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got a penny for
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Cotton Jenny to
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spend but then
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roun-d
When the new day be-gins I go
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down to the cotton
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gin
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time worthwhile to them
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gain
And she waits by the door oh
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Cotton Jenny I'm
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sore
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feet while the sun goes down
And the wheels of love go
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round
In the hot sickly south when they
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say well shut my
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mouth
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free from the cotton grind
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mine
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Cotton Jenny's her
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name
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up when the sun goes down
And the wheels of love go
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round
FAQ
Who sang the the song Cotton Jenny?
- The song Cotton Jenny was sang by Anne Murray.
Who is Anne Murray?
- Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian singer. Her albums consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970). She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman and the first Canadian to win "Album of the Year" at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News.
Murray has received four Grammys, a record 24 Junos, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.In 2011, Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever.
