She   She came from the land of the cotton   A land that was nearly forgotten   By everyone      And she   She worked and she slaved so hard   Big old field was her backyard   In the Delta sun      Oh, oh, she sure could sing   Oh my, she sure could sing      And he   Looked down and he took a little pity   Whole town swore, he decided   He would help us out      And he   Didn't mind that she wasn't very pretty   'Cause deep inside his heart he knew   She was the only one      Oh, oh, she sure could sing   Hey, she sure could sing      She had faith, she had believing   She led all the people together in singing   And she prayed every night to the Lord up above   Singing, ?Hallelujah?      They   Used to walk, singing songs by the river   Even when she knew for sure   She'd have to go away      She   Never knew what a life was to give her   Never had to worry about it   For one single day      Oh my, she sure could sing   Oh yeah, she sure could sing      She was singing, singing, ?Hallelujah?      And she   She came from the land of the cotton   A land that was nearly forgotten   By everyone      And she   She worked and she slaved so hard   The big old field was her backyard   In the Delta sun      Oh, oh, she sure could sing   Yeah, she sure could sing   Oh yeah, she sure could sing   Yeah, she sure could sing