2006-07-20 06:02:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I remember him saying to me when I said
cotton eye joe?Where you from
cotton eye joe said i`m from ( pointing ) over there
I remember him saying to me when I said
cotton eye joe?Where you will you go
cotton eye joe said i`m going ( turning & pointing ) over there
so there it is now you know
where did he come from? where did he go?
... he came from over there
then he went to over there
hope you fid him now
2006-07-20 06:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by itsa o 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional
Played by Old And In The Way.
Lyrics below not yet checked against an Old And In The Way recording.
Way back yonder a long time ago
Daddy had a man called Cotton-Eyed Joe
Blew into town on a travelin' show
Nobody danced like the Cotton-Eyed Joe
Chorus
Cotton-Eyed Joe, Cotton-Eyed Joe
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, where did you go?
Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?
Mama's at the window, Mama's at the door
She can't see nothin' but the Cotton-Eyed Joe
Daddy held the fiddle, I held the bow
We beat the hell out of Cotton-Eyed Joe
[chorus]
Made himself a fiddle, made himself a bow
Made a little tune called the Cotton-Eyed Joe
Hadn't oughta been for the Cotton-Eyed Joe
I'd a-been married some forty years ago
[chorus]
Whenever there's dance all the women want to go
And they all want to dance with the Cotton-Eyed Joe
Daddy won't say but I think he knows
Whatever happened to the Cotton-Eyed Joe
[chorus]
2006-07-20 06:06:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that term came from the people that would pick cotton back in the day. They'd be outside in the sun for so long they would get cataracts. In case you were really interested.
2006-07-20 06:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats cotton eyed joe by the rednecks
2006-07-20 06:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by anne m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gots to love that song a classic but can some1 tell me y d follow up song sounded exactly d same except a few words were chaged lol i havent heard it in a few years
2006-07-20 06:09:52 · answer #5 · answered by MissElection 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Came from in from outside. Went back outside.
2006-07-20 06:05:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he came from over there he went over ther and ive told you already he came from over there and me name is big hungry joe and i wash myself with a rag on a stick
2006-07-20 06:07:28 · answer #7 · answered by razzledazzle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha ha ha
thats a youth centre classic!
2006-07-20 06:08:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone else heard the other version of this song called "Bullshit"?
2006-07-20 06:08:19 · answer #9 · answered by Bomb Jack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i remember my friend and I dancing to that at a Christmas party a few years ago......
2006-07-20 06:08:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋