Cotton Eye Joe

[Verse 1]

On a pink sky misty mornin' back in 1994

We met down by a river where the mountain flowers grow

And then the clouds, they started rollin', cast a shadow on the road

And there he stood before us, a man that no one knows

[Chorus]

If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe

I'd been married a long time ago

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

She left me alone with nowhere to go

Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home

Whеre did you come from? Wherе did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

[Verse 2]

I remember she was smilin', but the smile was not for me

He walked right up and took her hand, and said, "Boy, take a seat"

He's a fast-talkin' man, a swindler, he'll take the sugar out your tea

So keep a hold of your women, boys, 'cause he took mine right from me

[Chorus]

If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe

I'd been married a long time ago

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

She left me alone with nowhere to go

Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

[Post-Chorus]

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

[Bridge]

Her daddy was a preacher, spent her Sundays in the church

He was teachin' her 'bout right from wrongs, but she didn't listen much

So the next time that you see her, would you tell her this from me?

If you wanna dance with the devil, girl, then you ain't dancin' with me

[Chorus]

If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe

I'd been married a long time ago

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

She left me alone with nowhere to go

Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

[Post-Chorus]

She left me alone with nowhere to go

Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home

Where did you come from? Where did you go?

Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?