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?

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?

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?

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?

He came to town like a midwinter storm
He rode through the fields so handsome and strong
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
But all he had come for was havin' some fun

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?

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?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

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?