CAMPTOWN RACES 1850
Stephen Foster 1826-1864

Camptown ladies sing this song, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Camptown race-track five miles long, Oh, doo-dah day!
I come down here with my hat caved in, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
I go back home with a pocket full of tin, Oh, doo-dah day!

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Gonna run all night!
Gonna run all day!
I'll bet my money on the bob-tail nag,
Somebody bet on the bay.

The long tail filly and the big black horse, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
They fly the track and they both cut across, Oh, doo-dah-day!
The blind horse stickin' in a big mud hole, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Can't touch bottom with a ten foot pole, Oh, doo-dah day!

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Old muley cow come on to the track, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
The bob-tail fling her over his back, Oh, doo-dah-day!
Then fly along like a rail-road car, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Runnin' a race with a shootin' star, Oh, doo-dah-day!

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See them flyin' on a ten mile heat, Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Round the race track, then repeat, Oh, doo-dah-day!
I win my money on the bob-tail nag, Doo-dah!, doo-dah!
I keep my money in an old tow bag, Oh, doo-dah-day!

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