A 
If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe  
I'ld been married long time ago 
D 
Where did you come from where did you go 
A                 E         A 
Where did you come from Cotton-Eye Joe 
 
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A 
He brought disaster wherever he went  
D 
The hearts of the girls was to hell broken sent 
A 
They all ran away so nobody would know 
E                   A 
And left only men cause of Cotton-Eye Joe  
 
A 
If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe  
I'ld been married long time ago 
D 
Where did you come from where did you go 
A                 E         A 
Where did you come from Cotton-Eye Joe