Do you remember a long time ago?
The man they called Cotton Eyed Joe
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If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
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He rode into town and made me believe
He'd spent half his life just looking for me
I thought he loved me
But boy, I was wrong
'Cause he had his fun and we were over and done
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
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I know you think he's Heaven sent
But he'll leave your heart all broken and bent
Trust me when I tell you to leave him alone
'Cause nothin' good ever came from Cotton Eyed Joe
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
Keep on dancin' I'll tell you the tale
About a tall dark fiddler with eyes so pale
With a look, he hooked every girl in town
Makin' any other man, just another rebound
I heard the story, thought it couldn't be true
'Til he rode through here back in '02
He broke my heart and stole my soul
Makin' me another victim of Cotton Eyed Joe
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
If it hadn't been for Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eyed Joe?
Cotton Eyed Joe
Where did you go?
Cotton Eyed Joe
Cotton Eyed Joe