Camptown Races
Stephen Foster
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D The Camptown ladies sing this song,A Doo-da, Doo-daD The Camptown racetrack's five miles longA D Oh, de doo-da dayD Goin' to run all nightG D Goin' to run all dayD I bet my money on a bob-tailed nagA D Somebody bet on the grayD Oh, the long tailed filly and the big black horse,A Doo-da, doo-daD Come to a mud hole and they all cut across,A D Oh, de doo-da dayD Goin' to run all nightG D Goin' to run all dayD I bet my money on a bob-tailed nagA D Somebody bet on the grayD I went down there with my hat caved in,Continues after the adA Doo-da, doo-daD I came back home with a pocket full of tinA D Oh, de doo-da dayD Goin' to run all nightG D Goin' to run all dayD I bet my money on a bob-tailed nagA D Somebody bet on the gray More Verses: The blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole Doo-dah! doo-dah! Can t touch bottom with a ten foot pole Oh! de doo-dah day! Goin' to run all night Goin' to run all day I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag Somebody bet on the gray Old muley cow come on to the track Doo-dah! Doo-dah! The bob-tail fling her over his back Oh! de doo-dah day! Goin' to run all night Goin' to run all day I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag Somebody bet on the gray Then fly along like a rail-road car Doo-dah! doo-dah! Running a race with a shooting star Oh! de doo-dah day! Goin' to run all night Goin' to run all day I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag Somebody bet on the gray See them flying on a ten mile heat Doo-dah! Doo-dah! Round the race track, then repeat Oh! doo-dah day! Goin' to run all night Goin' to run all day I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag Somebody bet on the gray I win my money on the bob-tail nag Doo-dah! doo-dah! I keep my money in an old tow-bag Oh! de doo-dah day!D Goin' to run all nightG D Goin' to run all dayD I bet my money on a bob-tailed nagA D Somebody bet on the gray