If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe I'ld been married long time ago

[pres2032]

where did you come from, where did you go
where did you come from Cotten-Eye Joe (x2)

If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'ld been married long time ago
where did you come from, where did you go
where did you come from Cotten-Eye Joe (x2)

If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'ld been married long time ago
where did you come from, where did you go
where did you come from Cotten-Eye Joe (x2)

He brought disaster wherever he went
the hearts of the girls was to hell broken sent
they all ran away so nobody would know
and left only men cause of Cotten-Eye Joe

If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'ld been married long time ago
where did you come from, where did you go
where did you come from Cotten-Eye Joe (x2)

If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'ld been married long time ago
where did you come from, where did you go
where did you come from Cotten-Eye Joe (x2)

If it had't been for Cotton-Eye Joe
I'ld been married long time ago
where did you come from, where did you go
where did you come from Cotten-Eye Joe (x1)

[catmandu57]

1. If it were'nt for Beavis and Butthead

I would've had no idea what you were talking about, it made a great video.

[Shakespeare]

2. I like Michelle Shocked's version of that song best.

She turns it into a song about abortion and double standards between the genders:

Prodigal Daughter (Cotton-Eyed Joe)
Michelle Shocked

What's to be done with a prodigal (E)son?
Welcome him home with open arms
Throw a big party, invite your friends
Our boy's come back home

When a girl goes home with the oats he's sown
It's draw your shades and your shutters
She's bringing such shame to the family name
The return of the prodigal daughter
Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe

Went to see a doctor and I almost died
When I told my mama, Lordy, how she cried
Me and my daddy were never too close
But he was there when I needed him most

Look, here comes a prodigal son
Fetch him a tall drink of water
But there's none in the cup 'cause he drank it all up
Left for a prodigal daughter
Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe

Oh Cotton Eyed Joe
Oh Cotton Eyed Joe

Had not have been for the Cotton Eyed Joe
I'd have been married a long time ago
Oh, I'd have been married a long time ago

Out in the cornfield I stubbed my toe
I called for the doctor, Cotton Eyed Joe
I called for the doctor, Cotton Eyed Joe

Look, here comes a prodigal son
Fetch him a tall drink of water
But there's none in the cup 'cause he drank it all up
Left for a prodigal daughter
Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe
Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe
Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe