Cat. #1582 (MFH #987) - As sung by Charles Strayer Jr., Sarcoxie, Missouri on September 17, 1976
VERSE 1
I'm goin' from th cotton fields
I'm goin' from th cane
I'm goin' from th little hut
That stands down in th lane
Th boat am on th river
It's goin' t' take me on
I'm going t' join th exoudus
Headin' for th north
VERSE 2
They say, up in th north land
Not so many miles away
Th colored folks am a flockin'
Cause their gettin' their first pay
I don't know how I'll like it there
But then I got t' try
An' when th sun goes down tonight
I'm goin t' say, good-bye
VERSE 3
I'm going from th cotton fields
Although it makes me sad
And when th sun goes down tonight
I'm going to say, good-bye