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 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?

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?

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?