Michelle Shocked - Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe) lyrics

What's to be done with a prodigal son? Welcome him home with open arms Throw a big party, invite your friends Our boy's come back home When a girl goes home with the oats he's sown It's draw your shades and your shutters She's bringing such shame to the family name The return of the prodigal daughter Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe Went to see a doctor and I almost died When I told my mama, Lordy, how she cried Me and my daddy were never too close But he was there when I needed him most Look, here comes a prodigal son Fetch him a tall drink of water But there's none in the cup 'cause he drank it all up Left for a prodigal daughter Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe Oh Cotton Eyed Joe Oh Cotton Eyed Joe Had not have been for the Cotton Eyed Joe I'd have been married a long time ago Oh, I'd have been married a long time ago Out in the cornfield I stubbed my toe I called for the doctor, Cotton Eyed Joe I called for the doctor, Cotton Eyed Joe Look, here comes a prodigal son Fetch him a tall drink of water But there's none in the cup 'cause he drank it all up Left for a prodigal daughter Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe Singing, oh Cotton Eyed Joe