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Artist: Mel Tillis
Canonical path: /mel-tillis/cotton-eyed-joe-with-bob-wills
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Cotton Eyed Joe (with Bob Wills)
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Cotton Eyed Joe (with Bob Wills)
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Well i'd been married long time ago
If it hadn't been for cotton eyed joe
Where did you come from where did you go
Where did you come from cotton eyed joe
[ guitar - steel ]
Well course of fiddle and course of bow
I'm gonna beat the hell out of cotton eyed joe
Where did you come from where did you go
Where did you come from cotton eyed joe
[ fiddle - steel - guitar ]
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