Cotton Eyed Joe
This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks performing an original banjo arrangement of the folk song "Cotton Eyed Joe." He explains the song's historical roots, dating back to enslaved Americans in the 1850s, with the first printed version appearing in 1882. Hicks learned the lyrics from Jerron Paxton and composed the arrangement in f♯DGAD tuning. He highlights his use of an 1890s S. S. Stewart "Thoroughbred" banjo and promotes his Patreon, website, and other platforms for tablature, courses, merchandise, and music. The description also includes the song's lyrics.






