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

Get out your fiddle, rosin' up your bow
Play an old tune called Cotton-Eyed Joe
Where did [bad word] from, where did you go?

Where did [bad word] from Cotton-Eyed Joe?

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