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PRODIGAL DAUGHTER(Cotton Eyed Joe) Album: Arkansas Traveler (Mercury 1992) Album: Arkansas Traveler (Mighty Sound 2004) Written by: Michelle Shocked Performed by: Michelle Shocked Copyright: Michelle Shocked https://vimeo.com/102561007 [Intro] G G G C G C G D G G G C C G D G [Verse 1]
GWhat’s to be done with a proCdigal Dson? GWelcome him Chome with oGpen Darms. GThrow a big party, inCvite your Dfriends Our Gboy’s Dcome back Chome.D
[Bridge 1] G G C D [Verse 2]
When a Ggirl goes home with the Coats he's Dsown It’s Gdraw your Cshades and your Gshutters D She’s Gbringing such shame to the Cfamily Dname The reGturn of the Dprodigal Cdaughter D
[Refrain]
Singing, "GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe" D
[Verse 3]
GWent to see a doctor and I Calmost Ddied GWhen I told my Cmama, Lordy, Ghow she Dcried GMe and my daddy were Cnever too Dclose But Ghe was Dthere when I Cneeded him Dmost
[Chorus]
GLook, here comes a Cprodigal Dson GFetch him a Ctall drink of Gwater D But there’s Gnone in the cup 'ause he drCank it all upD GLeft Dfor a CprodiDgal Gdaughter
[Refrain]
Singing, "GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe"D
[Bridge 2] G G G C G C G D G G G C C G D G [Refrain]
"GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe"D "GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe"D
[Bridge 3] G G C C G C D G G G C C G C D G G G C C G C D G G G C C G C D G [Segue 1]
GHad not have been for the CCotton Eyed DJoe GI’d have been married a long Ctime Dago GOh, I’d have been married a long Dtime Gago
[Bridge 4] G G C C G C D G [Segue 2]
GOut in the cornfield I Cstubbed my Dtoe GI called for the doctor, CCotton-Eyed DJoe GI called for the doctor, DCotton-Eyed GJoe
[Bridge 5] G G C C G C D G [Chorus]
GLook, here comes Ca prodigal Dson GFetch him a Ctall drink of Gwater D But there’s Gnone in the cup 'cause he Cdrank it all Dup GLeft Dfor a CprodiDgal Gdaughter
[Refrain]
Singing, "GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe"D Singing, "GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe"D Singing, "GOh, DCotton-Eyed CJoe"D
[Outro] G G C D G G C D G G C D