Where did you come from,
Where did you go?
Where did you come from,
Cotton-Eye Joe?

Come for to see you,
Come for to sing.
Come for to see you
My diamond ring.

Where did you come from,
Where did you go?
Where did you come from
Mandolin Joe?

Picks in the rain
And picks in the snow.
Where did you come from
Mandolin Joe?