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

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

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

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe,
I'd been married long time ago.
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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