Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 ABBA Lovers Pick a Bale of Cotton-ABBA ABBA never actually wrote a song called "Pick a Bale of Cotton" themselves. They did, however, record a lively medley that included this traditional American folk song in 1975. "Pick a Bale of Cotton" is a work song, a genre of music meant to keep rhythm and encourage a group laboring together. The lyrics are simple and repetitive, often sung by a call and response between a leader and a chorus. The core line is "Pick a bale of cott