Intro: verse 1 When it's peach picking time in Georgia apple picking time in Tennessee Cotton picking time in Mississippi then everybody picks on me When it's roundup time in Texas and the cowboys make hoopee Way down in old Carolina it's gal picking time to me Yodel ay ee oh Yodel ay ee Yodel ay ee verse 2 They got the bluegrass in old Kentucky Virginia's where they do the swing Carolina I'm coming to you to spend the spring Arkansas I hear you calling and I hope to see you soon There I'm gonna do a little picking underneath the Ozark moon Instrumental verse 3 Now when hard times overtake me I won't let the blues get me For I've got a sweetheart in old Caroline and I know she waits for me Soon I'm a'goin' to see her and I know it won't be long Till we're gonna pick a little cabin to call our mountain home Instrumental verse 3 When the folks begin to pick the cotton then I'll pick a weddin' ring And we'll go to town to pick a little gown for the wedding in the spring I hope the preacher knows his business cause he can't fool me When it's peach picking time in Georgia, it's gal picking time to me Yodel ay ee oh Yodel ay ee Yodel ay ee