If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 
 
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 

He came to town like a midwinter storm 
He rode through the fields, so handsome and strong 
His eyes were his tools and his smile was his gun 
But all he [bad word] for was having some fun 

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 

He brought disaster wherever he went 
The hearts of the girls were to [bad word] broken sent 
They all ran away so nobody would know 
And left only men cause of Cotton-Eye Joe 

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe? 

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe 
I'd been married long time ago 
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go? 
Where did [bad word] from, Cotton-Eye Joe?