Lyricist : Lewis Gardiner/Nathan Evans/Stevie Jukes/Al Jukes

Composer : 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 straight 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?