<P> One version of a dance called "Cotton - Eyed Joe" can be found in the 1975 edition of Encyclopedia of Social Dance . This version has the men on the inside of a circle facing out, and the women on the outside facing in . The dance consists of eight kick steps, side, close left together, right together, and a series of struts . </P> <P> The spoke line version gained popularity not only in Texas, but across the US and overseas in the 1980s . </P> <P> Ray Benson of the Western Swing band Asleep at the Wheel talks about playing the Bob Wills version of "Cotton - Eyed Joe" in Texas in the 1970s when the dance was very much alive . </P> <P> A Western "Craze" followed the 1980 release of Urban Cowboy . </P>

Where did you come from cotton eyed joe