Cotton-eyed Joe

If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe,
I'd been married a long time ago,
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed-Joe?
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe,
I'd been married a long time ago,
Whoo!
He rode into town and made me believe,
He's spent half his life just a-lookin' for me,
I thought he loved me,
But boy, I was wrong,
'Cause he had his fun, then we were over and done,
Keep on dancin'
I'll tell you the tale,
About a tall, dark fiddler with eyes so pale,
With a look he looked every girl in town,
Makin' any other man just another rebound,
I heard the story,
Thought it couldn't be true,
'Till he rode through here back in '02,
He broke my heart and he stole my soul,
Makin' me another victim of Cotton-Eyed Joe
If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eyed Joe,
I'd been married a long time ago,
Where did you come from, where did your go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed-Joe?
Cotton-Eyed Joe,
Where did your go?
Cotton-Eyed Joe,
Cotton-Eyed Joe,