And my sister did and my daddy died young
When I was just a baby
Too little for the cotton sack
I played in the dirt while the others worked
And I made my self a promise
When I was old enough to run
That I'd never stay a single day
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Folks said that I grew up early
And the farm couldn't hold me then
So I stole ten bucks and a pick up truck
And it was fast cars and whiskey
Long legged girls and fun
I had everything that money could bring
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It was Saturday night in Memphis
When a redneck grabbed my shirt
And he said go back to your cotton sack
And they'll take me in the morning
To the gallows just outside
And in the time I've got there ain't a hell of a lot
And my sister did and I'll never die young
Who sang the the song I Never Picked Cotton?
- The song I Never Picked Cotton was sang by Roy Clark.
Who is Roy Clark?
- Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 - November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in helping to popularize the genre.
During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler. He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop. He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), and his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987, and, in 2009, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He published his autobiography, My Life—in Spite of Myself, in 1994.