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:

Randy Owen (vocals and rhythm guitar ) Teddy Gentry , (vocals and bass guitar ) Jeff Cook ( lead guitar , keyboard s, bass guitar , fiddle , banjo , and mandolin

        Mark Herndon ( drums and percussion )

 

 

 
 
 
Pesquisa e Formatação:
Ida Aranha