Cotton-Eyed Joe
from the MMF! Songbook

History
Cotton-Eye Joe is an American folksong commonly associated with the American South. The exact origin of the song is unclear, although it predates the Civil War.

Lyrics
Do You remember a long time ago,
There was a man called cotton-eyed Joe.
There was a man called cotton-eyed Joe.

I could have been married a long time ago,
If it hadn't been for cotton-eyed Joe.
If it hadn't been for cotton-eyed Joe.

Old bull fiddle and a shoe-string bow,
Wouldn't play nothin' but a cotton-eyed Joe.
Wouldn't play nothin' but a cotton-eyed Joe.

Play it fast or play it slow,
Didn't play nothin' but cotton-eyed Joe.
Didn't play nothin' but cotton-eyed Joe.

Don't you remember a long time ago,
Daddy worked a man called cotton-eyed Joe.
Daddy worked a man called cotton-eyed Joe.

Where do you come? Where do you go?
Where do you come from, cotton-eyed Joe?
Where do you come from, cotton-eyed Joe?

Come for to see you, come for to sing,
Come for to show you my diamond ring.
Come for to show you my diamond ring.

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