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?