Lyrics : Lewis Gardiner/Nathan Evans/Stevie Jukes/Al Jukes
Music : Lewis Gardiner/Nathan Evans/Stevie Jukes/Al Jukes
On a pink sky misty morning, back in 1994
We met down by the river, where the mountain flowers grow
And then the clouds they started rolling, cast a shadow on the road
And there he stood before us, a man that no one knows
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 trying to bring her back home
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?
I remember she was smiling, 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 talking man, a swindler, take the sugar out your tea
So keep a hold of your women, boys, 'cause he took mine right from me
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 trying to bring her back home
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?
Her daddy was a preacher, spent her Sundays in the church
He was teaching her about 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 a devil, girl, then you ain't dancing with me
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 trying to bring her back home
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 trying to bring her back home
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?