Sweet Betsy From Pike

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Now don't you remember Sweet 
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Betsy from Pike

Who crossed the big mountains with 
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her lover Ike

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Two yoke of oxen a big yeller dog

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A tall Shanghai rooster and one 
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spotted hog


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One evenin' quite early they camped
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 on the plat

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Down by the road on a green shady 
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flat

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Where Betsy got tired and lay 
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down to repose

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And Ike he just gazed on his Pike 
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County Road


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Well they soon reached the desert 
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where Betsy gave out

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Down in the sand she lay rollin' 
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about

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While Ike in great tears looked 
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on in surprise

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Said Betsy get up you'll get sand 
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in your eyes


Well the Shanghai ran off and the 
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cattle all died

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The last piece of bacon that 
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mornin' was fried

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Ike got discouraged and Betsy got 
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mad

The dog wagged his tail and looked 
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wonderfully sad


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Well a miner said Betsy will you 
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dance with me

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I will now ol' hoss if you don't 
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make to free

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But don't dance me hard do you 
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want to know why

Doggone you I'm chalked full of 
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strong alkali


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Ike and Sweet Betsy got married of 
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course

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But Ike gettin' jealous obtained a 
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divorce

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Betsy well satisfied said with a 
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shout

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Good-bye you big lummox I'm glad 
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you backed out