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')
