Cotton Fields (1969) - Creedence Clearwater Revival - (ccr) - Lyrics

When I was a little bitty babyMy mama would rock me in the cradleIn them old cotton fields back home

"Cotton Fields" is a classic folk-blues song popularized by on their 1969 album, Willy and the Poor Boys . Originally written and recorded by the legendary blues musician Huddie Ledbetter , better known as Lead Belly , in 1940, the song reflects on childhood memories and the labor of working in the cotton fields of the American South. Official Lyrics When I was a little bitty babyMy mama

It was down in LouisianaJust about a mile from TexarkanaIn them old cotton fields back home better known as Lead Belly

Below are the lyrics for the CCR version as provided by LyricFind and verified through Genius : When I was a little bitty babyMy mama