Version 1
Info
The origins of this song are unclear, although it pre-dates the 1861–1865 American Civil War. (source)
Lyrics
(Folk song)
If it hadn’t been for Cotton Eyed Joe,
I’d been married a long time ago.
Where did you come from; where did you go?
Where did you come from Cotton Eyed Joe?
Where did you come from; where did you go?
Where did you come from Cotton Eyed Joe?
Version 2
See also
- Country: Southeastern states (U.S.)
- Activities:Â dance
- Harmony: Orff arrangements / chords I IV V
- Melody:Â D,E,G,A,B
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: Â
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 - Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: drmsl
- Source: Silver Burdett Music, Book 2, Silver Burdett Company, 1981
YouTube
- Song with chords (both versions), Adapted Version easier for recorder player (DEGAB) to teach low so, Orff Arrangement
- 2 MIDI files
- Listen to the song
