Singing, "Hallelujah, ooh Hallelujah"
She had faith, and she had believing
She, she worked and she slaved so hard
Ooh, but she sure could sing, my, my, my she sure could sing
Then he looked down and he took a little pity
She, she came from the land of the cotton
She never knew what her life had to give her
They use to walk singing songs by the river
Singing, "Hallelujah, ooh Hallelujah"
And deep inside his heart he knew she was the only one
The land that was nearly forgotten by everyone
Ah, but she sure could sing, ooh, she sure could sing
Ooh, but she sure could sing, yeah, she sure could sing
And she, she worked and she slaved so hard
And then she prayed every night to the Lord up above
She led all the people together in singing
A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun
The whole town swore he decided he'd help her some
But he didn't mind if she wasn't very pretty
And never had to worry about it for one single day
She had faith, and she had believing
Ooh my but she sure could sing, ooh, she sure could sing
She led all the people together in singing
Even when she knew for sure and she had to go away
A big old field was her back yard in the delta sun
And she prayed every night to the Lord up above
