[Verse 1: Chaka Khan]
Oh, where did you come from and where did you go?
Where did you come from, my Cotton-Eyed Joe?

[Verse 2: Rufus Wainwrigh]
Well, I come for to see you when I come for the sand
And I come for to show you my diamond right
I come for to show you my diamond right

[Verse 3: Chaka Khan]
If it hadn't been for, oh, Cotton-Eyed Joe
Well, I'd a been married a long time ago
Tell me, were did you come from, where did you go?
My Cotton-Eyed Joe?

[Chorus: Rufus Wainwright, Chaka Khan, Both]
Well, I come for to see you and I come for the sand
And I come for to show you my diamond right
And I come for to see you and I come for the sand
And I come for to show you my diamond right