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 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-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 was 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