The world knows this Charley
From the cotton fields back home.
In Mississippi he was born
Where the cotton fields are long.
Down on his knees picking cotton down back home.
Carrying the Kroger sack
With cotton strapped on his back,
Charley Pride made it,
Picking from the cotton fields
To singing country music today.
He sings the love songs so many love to hear.
Charley tells the love stories;
The world needs more of them.
The world knows this Charley;
Country music is where he stays.
Charley Pride from the cotton fields
To singing country music today.
Charley is one of a few
Who’s made it the way he has
In this tough old world we live in.
Country singing is tough to begin;
They ought to make a movie
About Charley and his life.
There are many singing Charlies
Who never made the scene at all.
Yes, they ought to make a movie
About Charley and his life.
Charley is one of a few
Who’s made it the way he has.
God bless singing Charley;
Is there another like him?
The world knows this Charley;
Country music is where he stays.
They ought to make a move about his life
While he’s singing and doing well today.