Haggard, Merle - One Row At A Time Lyrics






The southeast Georgia red clay dust is groundin' to my blue jeans
A heavy hundred pound cotton sack draggin' along behind
Wanting to leave this place so bad, I forget how I got here
Workin' my way back home, one row at a time

It's a long old cotton road between here and Waco
Then, three days a-thumbin' through that California line
And two more days of pickin' to that house, just south of Fresno
Workin' my way back home, one row at a time

Mississippi delta mud is caked in layers on my brogans
Sunshine on snow white cotton, nearly makes me blind
I can almost see 'em now, a home folk runnin' out to meet me
Workin' my way back home, one row at a time

It's a long, old cotton road between here and Waco
Then, three days a-thumbin' through that California line, Lord, Lord
Two more days of pickin' to that house, just south of Fresno
Workin' my way back home, one row at a time
Workin' my way back home, one row at a time





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  1. M.... T....

    How many on this page know what brogans are.

    M.... T....

    It's a type of shoe. My uncle had a pair.

    M.... T....

    @Tom Page Yes sir, I was just wondering how many knew what they were.

    M.... T....

    Yes we know what they are

    M.... T....

    @Marvin Thayer Yeah, not many of us left.

  2. G.... S....

    He equaled Hank Williams Sr,,,Singer/Songwriter

    G.... S....

    And Johnny Cash.

  3. J.... M....

    Very fine. You don't hear it often, thanks.

  4. l.... ....

    What a voice! No one can sing country better than Merle Haggard!

    l.... ....

    I love Merle too but in my opinion Johnny Cash is the best.

  5. o.... ....

    Tom, I notice that you have lots of videos on here that you have not "released the content" to. (Others have a bunch also.) Just wonder what the purpose is then of uploading them, if not to share...?

    o.... ....

    Not sure what you're talking about. I just upload them for all to see. Maybe the copyright owners are not letting the content  be seen. You're the first to let me know of this, maybe the trouble is on your end.

  6. G.... S....

    I'm 3rd generation of the Dust Bowl from Arvin. love these classic country songs about real life from back in the good ol'days. thanks for posting.

  7. C.... B....

    Boy this song brings back a lot of memories, I know about those Georgia cotton rows

  8. D.... H....

    Merle Haggard is the greatest country singing star that ever was. That's all there is to it.

    D.... H....

    For sure

    D.... H....

    I love Merle too but in my opinion Johnny Cash is the greatest.

  9. G.... ....

    Merle's gggggrandpa was from Jackson co. Ga. So was mine. His folks left. Mine stayed.

  10. M.... T....

    One of what I call the Dust Bowl Trilogy. This " California Cottonfields." and "Tulare Dust." We must never forget these people and their plight, lest it happens to us.

    M.... T....

    Well I was one of those Oakies pickin' single on a double row, Tulare Dust. I truly hope no one ever has to live like we did. I'm 90 yrs. I could write a book about all the hard times we lived. But that only made us Survivor's

    M.... T....

    Marvin Thayer, I'm one of those Dust Bowl survivors. I'm 90 yrs. young and still kickin'

    M.... T....

    @Laura Cobb I hope you write that book!

    M.... T....

    @Jeremy Hogan I'm finding out it takes a lot of money to get the book published

  11. P.... P....

    Beautiful song.

  12. P.... P....

    Beautiful song.

  13. y.... y....

     thank you  for posting it my life story

  14. M.... ....

    Red Lane and Dottie West wrote this song

  15. J.... T....

    My God, I havn't heard this song since I was a kid! I love it,thank you!