Lyrics

COTTON EYE JOE

(Dave Howard, Jaymz Bee, Legs Mahoney)

I met a girl one fall
I fell in love and I couldn't get up
She stood above me all a glow
I ran toward her - You know I scored her
But now I'm here with Cotton Eye Joe

I met this boy one winter
I kissed him and then followed through
Without the aid of mistletoe
A staff party - holiday time
But now he's gone: Cotton Eye Joe

Cotton Eye Joe I gotta know
Que Sara or quid pro quo?
How I'm a wishin you'd never show
Cotton Eye Joe - Cotton Eye Joe

I met this girl one spring
We hooked up at a retro party
I'd always been pro bono
But making love to Sonny and Cher was better than Yoko Ono-no-no
All the same I knew this game
Was either whoa or wow
I went from whoa - wooed her and wowed her and now - Cotton Eye Joe

Cotton Eye Joe Cotton Eye Joe
They say you reap just what you sow
I say goodbye - you say hello
Cotton Eye Joe Cotton Eye Joe

I met this boy one summer
It was love at first whistle - it happened so fast
Oh, but you know the drill - it didn't last
Not that he'd ever tell me so I'd never know
That he won't call me back cuz of Cotton Eye Joe

Cotton Eye Joe Cotton Eye Joe
I could be Vincent Van Gogh
Give up an ear if you'd never show
Just say no to Cotton Joe

Cotton Eye Joe Cotton Eye Joe
They say you reap just what you sow
I say goodbye - you say hello
Cotton Eye Joe Cotton Eye Joe
Cotton Eye Joe Cotton Eye Joe