On a pink-sky misty mornin' back in 1994
We met down by a river where the mountain flowers grow
And then the clouds, they started rollin', cast a shadow on the road
And there he stood before us, a man that no one knows

If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?
She left me alone with nowhere to go
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?

I remember she was smilin', but the smile was not for me
He walked right up and took her hand, and said: Boy, take a seat
He's a fast-talkin' man, a swindler, he'll take the sugar out your tea
So keep a hold of your women, boys, 'cause he took mine right from me

If it hadn't been for Cotton Eye Joe
I'd been married a long time ago
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?
She left me alone with nowhere to go
Spent my life tryin' to bring her back home
Where did you come from? Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton Eye Joe?