Tall Cotton

My great grandma told me when I was young "Keep a song in your heart an' a truth on your tongue You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days" You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days Well, the years rolled by, an' I done all I could To follow her advice, an' it turned out good I been walkin' in tall cotton all of my days I been walkin' in tall cotton all of my days Tol' my good friend Zora on the telephone Though the past has gone an' the future's unknown You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days Child, you'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days Well, I know where I'm goin' (yeah), an' who's goin' with me (oh yeah) Place full of joy, so, baby, please don't quit me I'll be walkin' with you in tall cotton all our days We'll be walkin' in tall cotton all of our days It's a long way to heaven an' then again, it's here an' now If ya know where to find it, my great grandma told me how You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days (that's what she say) You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days Another thing she told me when I was a child "Keep a shiny pair of shoes, child, you'll always be in style You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days" Yeah, you'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days (walkin', all your days) You'll be walkin' in tall cotton all your days (walkin')