Come roll the cotton down, my boys
Ch: Roll the cotton down;
Come roll the cotton down, my boys
Ch: O roll the cotton down!
Come hither, all you negro boys,
Come hither, all you negro boys
A dollar a day is a white man's pay,
A dollar a day is a white man's pay
Ten dollars a day is a black man's pay
Ten dollars a day is a black man's pay
The white man's pay is rather high,
The white man's pay is rather high
The black man's pay is rather low,
The black man's pay is rather low
Around Cape Horn we're bound to go,
Around Cape Horn we're bound to go
So stretch it aft and start a song,
So stretch it aft and start a song