She

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 A big ol' field was her backyard In the delta sun Oh, but she sure could sing Yes, yes She sure could sing Then he ... Looked down and he took a little pity The whole town swore he decided He help her some And he Didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty For deep inside his heart he knew She was the only one Oh, but she sure could sing My, my she sure could sing She had faith and she had believin' She led all the people together in singin' And she prayed very night To the Lord up above Singin' hallelujah Oh, hallelujah They ... Would walk singin' songs by the river Even when she knew for sure She had to go away And she Never knew what her life had to give her And never had to worry about it For one single day Oh, but she sure could sing Yes, yes she sure could sing --- She - Emmylou Harris