(Chorus)
Oh Cotton-Eyed Joe, where did you come from?
Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Verse 1)
I come from Alabama with a banjo on my knee
I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see
It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry
The sun so hot I froze to death, Susanna don't you cry
(Chorus)
Oh Cotton-Eyed Joe, where did you come from?
Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Verse 2)
Green grow the lilacs all spring in the valley
My true love is waiting to carry me safely
To carry me safely to the new mown hay
Roll in the hay and roll around and bale it all the day
(Chorus)
Oh Cotton-Eyed Joe, where did you come from?
Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Verse 3)
I jumped upon my pony and I rode him to town
I rode down the main street, I turned him around
He throwed me in a bramble patch and scratched my eyes out
I had to catch a buzzard to pull me out
(Chorus)
Oh Cotton-Eyed Joe, where did you come from?
Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
(Verse 4)
Cotton-Eyed Joe, he come to town,
He had an old red coat and a brand new hat.
He didn't have no money, he hadn't got a horse,
He couldn't afford a thing but a one-eyed cat.
(Chorus)
Oh Cotton-Eyed Joe, where did you come from?
Where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?