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   Cotton Eyed Joe
  Traditional
   
  If it hadn't been for cotton-eye joe
I'd been married long time ago
Where did you come from. Where did you go?
Where did you come from cotton-eye joe?

(repeat)

He came to town like a midwinter storm
He rode through the fields so
Handsome and strong
His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun
But all he had come for was having some fun

(repeat intro)

He brought disaster wherever he went
The hearts of the girls was to hell broken sent
They all ran away so nobody would know
And left only men cause of cotton-eye joe

(repeat intro)
 
   
  Recording session unknown
    CD 1994 The Tomato Collection Tomato R2 71712 [3:42]
   
  Recording live session 1959 Sep. 12, New York, Town Hall -- (Nina's debut concert, LP At Town Hall and singles)
   Never issued, as far as I known
   
  Recording studio session 1959 Oct., New York
    LP 0000 Golden Hour Of Golden Hour [2:51]
    LP 1959 At Town Hall Colpix CP/SCP 409 [2:51]
    LP 1963 Nina's Choice Colpix CP/SCP 443
    CD 1988 At Town Hall Green Line CDGLL 114 [2:51]
    CD 1996 Anthology, The Colpix Years Rhino R2 72567
   
  Recording live session 1963 May 12, New York, Carnegie Hall -- (LPs At Carnegie Hall and Folksy Nina)
    LP 1963 At Carnegie Hall Colpix CP/SCP 455
 
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