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
Where did you come from? Where 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?