We sat there all day picking cotton, without complaining, without crying, while they sang things like: "Oh, Mary, don't you weep, don't you moan" and "Wade in the water," and "I done done," "This little light of mine."
We plukten de hele dag katoen, zonder klagen, zonder huilen, terwijl ze dingen zoals dit zongen: "Oh, Mary, ween niet, klaag niet" en "Waad door het water," en "Ik gedaan, gedaan" en "Dit lichtje van mij".