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Burl Ives - Cotton-Eyed Joe

Do You remember a long time ago,
There was a man called cotton-eyed Joe
TThere 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
Burl Ives - Cotton-Eyed Joe      Do You remember a long time ago,   There was a man called cotton-eyed Joe   TThere 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