Nina Simone - Cotton eyed joe - live at town hall; 2004 remastered version lyrics

The other woman finds time to manicure her nails The other woman is perfect where her rival fails And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair The other woman enchantes her clothes with French perfume The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in each room There are never toys that's scattered everywhere And when her baby comes to call He'll find her waiting like a lonesome queen Cos when she's by his side It's such a change from old routine But the other woman will always cry herself to sleep The other woman will never have his love to keep And as the years go by the other woman Will spend her life alone Where do you come from where do you go Where do you come from Cotton Eyed Joe I come for to see you and I come for to sing And I come for to show you my diamond ring If it hadn't a-been for Cotton Eyed Joe Well I'd a-been married a long time ago Oh where do you come from where do you go Where do you come from where do you go Where do you come from where do you go My Cotton Eyed Joe Tell me where do you come from and where do you go Tell me where do you come from my Cotton Eyed Joe Well I come for to see you and I come for to sing And I come for to show you my diamond ring Oh Joe if you hadn't been so slow Well I'd a-been married a long time ago Where do you come from where do you go Where do you come from where do you go I come for to see you and I come for to sing And I come for to show you my diamond ring Well if it hadn't a-been for Cotton Eyed Joe Well I'd a-been married a long time ago Oh where do you come from where do you go My my Cotton Eyed Joe