De Camptown Races
by Stephen C. Foster
De Camptown ladies sing dis song,
Doo-dah, Doo-dah
De Camptown Racetrack's five miles long,
Oh, de doo-dah day.
I come down dere with my hat caved in,
Doo-dah, doo-dah
Go back home with a pocket full o' tin,
Oh, de doo-dah day.
Gwine to run all night,
Gwine to run all day.
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag,
Somebody bet on de gray.
Oh, de long-tailed filly and de big black horse,
Doo-dah, doo-dah
Dey fly de track and dey both cut across,
Oh, de doo-dah day.
De blind horse stickin' in a big mud hole,
Doo-dah, doo-dah
He can't touch bottom with a ten foot pole,
Oh, de doo-dah day.
Gwine to run all night,
Gwine to run all day.
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag,
Somebody bet on de gray.
Ol' muley cow come on de track,
Doo-dah, doo-dah
De bob-tail fling her o'er his back,
Oh, de doo-dah day.
Dey fly along like a railroad car,
Doo-dah, doo-dah
Runnin' a race with a shootin' star,
Oh, de doo-dah day.
Gwine to run all night,
Gwine to run all day.
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag,
Somebody bet on de gray.