1 De Camptown ladies sing dis song — [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
2 [Solo] De Camp-town race-track five miles long — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah day!
3 [Solo] I come down dah wid my hat caved in — Doo-dah! doo-dah!
4 I go back home wid a pocket full of tin — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah day!
5 Gwine to run all night!
6 Gwine to run all day!
7 I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag —
8 Somebody bet on de bay.
9 [Solo] De long tail filly and de big black hoss — [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
10 [Solo] Dey fly de track and dey both cut across — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah-day!
11 [Solo] De blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole — [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
12 [Solo] Can’t touch bottom wid a ten foot pole — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah-day!
13 Gwine to run all night!
14 Gwine to run all day!
15 I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag —
16 Somebody bet on de bay.
17 [Solo] Old muley cow come on to de track — [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
18 [Solo] De bob-tail fling her ober his back — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah-day!
19 [Solo] Den fly along like a rail-road car — [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
20 [Solo] Runnin’ a race wid a shootin’ star — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah-day!
21 Gwine to run all night!
22 Gwine to run all day!
23 I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag —
24 Somebody bet on de bay.
25 See dem flyin’ on a ten mile heat — [Chorus] Doo-dah doo-dah!
26 Round de race track, den repeat — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah-day!
27 I win my money on de bob-tail nag — [Chorus] Doo-dah! doo-dah!
28 I keep my money in an old tow-bag — [Chorus] Oh! doo-dah-day!
29 Gwine to run all night!
30 Gwine to run all day!
31 I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag —
32 Somebody bet on de bay.
(Stephen C. Foster)
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