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Camptown Races

Stephen Foster
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D-DU-UDU
 The Camptown  ladies sing this song,
Doo-da,  Doo-da
 The Camptown  racetrack's five miles long
Oh,  de doo-da 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
 Oh, the long  tailed filly and the big black horse,
Doo-da,  doo-da
Come  to a mud hole and they all cut across,
Oh,  de doo-da 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 went  down there with my hat caved in,
Doo-da,  doo-da
 I came  back home with a pocket full of tin
Oh,  de doo-da 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
 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!
Goin'  to run all night
Goin'  to run all day
 I bet  my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody  bet on the gray

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Readable chord sheet for Camptown Races by Stephen Foster

The [D]Camptown ladies sing this song,
[A]Doo-da, Doo-da
The [D]Camptown racetrack's five miles long
[A]Oh, de doo-da [D]day

[D]Goin' to run all night
[G]Goin' to run all [D]day
I [D]bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
[A]Somebody bet on the [D]gray

Oh, the [D]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]Oh, de doo-da [D]day

[D]Goin' to run all night
[G]Goin' to run all [D]day
I [D]bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
[A]Somebody bet on the [D]gray

I [D]went down there with my hat caved in,
[A]Doo-da, doo-da
I [D]came back home with a pocket full of tin
[A]Oh, de doo-da [D]day

[D]Goin' to run all night
[G]Goin' to run all [D]day
I [D]bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
[A]Somebody bet on the [D]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]Goin' to run all [D]day
I [D]bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
[A]Somebody bet on the [D]gray

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