Way out there in the cotton
Sun beatin` down so hard
Sweat rollin` of this shovel
Diggin` in the devil`s boneyard
Sure like a cool drink of water
Soft rag to soothe my face
Sure like a woman to talk to in this place
It`s a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin` way down
Mama won`t you carry me
Handle so hot I can`t stand it
Might shrivel up and blow away
Noonday sun make you crazy
Least, that`s what the old men say
Bottom land hard as a gravestone
Couldn`t cut it with an axe
Gonna lay me down right here
And that`s a fact
It`s a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin` way down
Mama won`t you carry me
Sometimes late in the evenin`
Everything is quiet and still
I set here and think about leavin`
Lord, I guess I never will
Heartache down in that city
Bright light scares me anyway
Sure like a woman to talk in this place
It`s a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin` way down
Mama won`t you carry me