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Camptown Races by Stephen Foster
Camptown Races
D
The Camptown ladies sing this song,
A
Doo-da, Doo-da
D
The Camptown racetrack's five miles long
A D
Oh, de doo-da day
D
Goin' to run all night
G D
Goin' to run all day
D
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
A D
Somebody bet on the gray
D
Oh, the long tailed filly and the big black horse,
A
Doo-da, doo-da
D
Come to a mud hole and they all cut across,
A D
Oh, de doo-da day
D
Goin' to run all night
G D
Goin' to run all day
D
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
A D
Somebody bet on the gray
D
I went down there with my hat caved in,
A
Doo-da, doo-da
D
I came back home with a pocket full of tin
A D
Oh, de doo-da day
D
Goin' to run all night
G D
Goin' to run all day
D
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
A 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 night
G D
Goin' to run all day
D
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
A D
Somebody bet on the gray
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
NOTES: (#'s) are to be played by thumb, 180 bpm (8=s8), where s8 = swing 8ths
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