Residência rural nas plantações de algodão em
Alabama,
Estados
Unidos
HIGH COTTON
Letra, Música,
Interpretação:
Alabama
1989
Álbum
"Southern Star"
We didn't know
that times were lean
Around our home the grass was green It didn't seem like things were all that bad I bet we walked a thousand miles Choppin' cotton and pushin' plows And learnin' how to give it all we had As life went on and years went by I saw the light in daddy's eyes And felt the love in mama's hands They kept us warm and kept us fed Taught us how to look ahead Now lookin' back, I understand We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Those fertile fields are never far away We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced When Sunday mornings rolled around We dressed up in hand-me-downs Just in time, together with the church Sometimes I think how long it's been And how it impressed me then It was the only day my daddy wouldn't work We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Those fertile fields are never far away We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Those fertile fields are never far away We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Those fertile fields are never far away We were walkin' in high cotton Old times there are not forgotten Leavin' home was the hardest thing we ever faced We were walkin' in high cotton |
High Cotton
O letrista faz uma reminiscência da sua mocidade, comentando como foram bons os dias da sua juventude. A letra relata alguns parâmetros morais e hábitos religiosos das famílias rurais, especialmente nos tempos idos, tais como o respeito ao Domingo como um dia dedicado exclusivamente ao culto religioso e ao descanso, mesmo que houvesse trabalho que pudesse ser feito. A quarta "stanza" inteira da canção refere-se a esse fato, glorificando, ainda, um estilo simples de vida sob o fardo de trabalho pesado.
Alabama Alabama é uma banda americana de música "country", que começou em 1969, mas não conseguiu um contrato de gravação senão em 1977. A banda está entre os primeiros grupos que alcançaram sucesso com esse estilo de música. Seus membros são: Mark Herndon ( drums and percussion )
Pesquisa e Formatação:
Ida Aranha
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