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 Verse: 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