Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Cotton-Eye Joe , by - Tom Paxton. Song from the album Best Of The Vanguard Years, in the genre Release date: 31.12.2005
Record label: Vanguard
Song language: English
Cotton-Eye Joe |
| Where do you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe |
| Leaving your house now, a long time ago |
| Hid in a cane brake, all night long |
| Ran away north-land, to sing your song |
| And you never quit grievin' |
| Wishing you were home again |
| Missing the campground |
| And the sweet, sweet singing |
| Ain’t a getting younger, Cotton-Eye Joe |
| Feet still dancing, when the music slows |
| North-land, north-land, gets so cold |
| Times get hard when, the bones get old |
| Ain’t you never quit grieving |
| Wishing you were home again |
| Missing the campgrounds |
| And the sweet, sweet singing |
| Missing the river, you could catch your dinner in |
| All day Sunday, feeling like a rescued sinner |
| Singing the old songs |
| Singing the old songs |
| Didn’t you find out, a long time ago |
| Jesus loves his Cotton-Eye Joe |
| Sittin' in a rocker, sleepy-eyed |
| Chariots comin' by and by |
| And you never quit grievin' |
| Wishing you were home again |
| Missing the campground |
| And the sweet, sweet singing |
| Ah, missing the river you could catch your dinner in |
| All day Sunday, feeling like a rescued sinner |
| Singing the old songs |
| Singing the old songs |
| And didn’t you find out, long time ago |
| Jesus loves his Cotton-Eye Joe |
| Sittin' in a rocker, sleepy eyed |
| Chariots a-comin' by and by |
| You never quit grieving |
| Wishing you were home again |
| Missing the campground |
| And the sweet, sweet singing |