<Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> American folk music </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <P> "Cotton - Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton - Eye Joe") is a traditional American country folk song popular at various times throughout the United States and Canada, although today it is most commonly associated with the American South . In the Roud index of folksongs it is No. 942 . </P> <P> "Cotton - Eyed Joe" has inspired both a partner dance and more than one line dance that is often danced at country dance venues in the U.S. and around the world . The 1980 film Urban Cowboy sparked a renewed interest in the dance . In 1985, The Moody Brothers' version of the song received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Country Instrumental Performance". Irish group The Chieftains received a Grammy nomination for "Best Country Vocal Collaboration" for their version of the song with lead vocals by Ricky Skaggs on their 1992 album, Another Country . In 1994, a version of the song recorded by the Swedish band Rednex as "Cotton Eye Joe" became popular worldwide . </P>

Where did the song cotton eye joe come from