CRIPPLE CREEK 
Buffy Sainte-Marie

(Traditional)
© Gypsy Boy Music-SOCAN 


               Hey, I got a girl at the head of the creek
               Goin up to see her about 2 times a week
               Kiss her on the mouth, sweet as any wine
               Wrap herself around me like a sweet potato vine

               Goin up Cripple Creek, goin on a run
               Goin up Cripple Creek to have a little fun
               Goin up Cripple Creek, goin in a whirl
               Goin up Cripple Creek to see my little girl

               Now the girls up Cripple Creek about half-grown
               Jump on a boy like a dog on a bone
               Roll my britches up to my knees
               Wade ol Cripple Creek whenever I please

               Goin up Cripple Creek, goin on a run
               Goin up Cripple Creek to have a little fun
               Goin up Cripple Creek, goin in a whirl
               Goin up Cripple Creek to see my little girl

               Now, Cripple Creek's wide and Cripple Creek's deep
               Wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep
               Hills are steep and the roads are muddy
               and I'm so dizzy that I can't stand steady I'm

               Goin up Cripple Creek, goin on a run
               Goin up Cripple Creek to have a little fun
               Goin up Cripple Creek, goin in a whirl
               Goin up Cripple Creek to see my little girl.
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NOTES:
               A traditional song known to fiddle players, banjo and
               guitar players, and me: a mouthbow player. I make
               mouthbows. It's the world's oldest stringed instrument,
               based on a hunting bow, and found all over the world.
               Different from a Jew's harp, the flexible stick part of a
               mouthbow can be bent while playing, which slackens the
               string. The changing melody is made by directing the
               harmonics off the string into your mouth.
                    bsm

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