Cotton Eyed Joe

Way down yonder a long time ago
Daddy had a man called Cotton-Eyed Joe

Chorus
Where did you come from, Where did you go
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe

Made him a fiddle and made him a bow
And they made a little tune called "Cotton-Eyed Joe."

Would have been married long time ago
Hadn't a been for Cotton-Eyed Joe

I fell down and stubbed my toe
Call for the doctor, Cotton-Eyed Joe

Fourteen feet of ice and snow
The roof caved in on Cotton-Eyed Joe

Chicken in the bread pan peckin' out the dough
Grannie will your dog bite? No, child, no

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