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GUEST,Kyle	Origins: Cotton-eyed Joe-true story/composite? (133* d)	RE: Origins: Cotton-eyed Joe-true story/composite?	12 Mar 13
Interesting possibility found on another site (Ask.com) that "cotton-eyed" derives from the Southern colloquial verb, "to cotton", meaning, "to take a liking to." So, Cotton-Eyed Joe may refer to a man who has an eye for the ladies, or to the ladies who take a liking to him. This makes sense in a song that clearly references sexual promiscuity and infidelity.

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