Misc Traditional – Camptown Races (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
   D                              A7
De Camptown ladies sing dis song, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

   D                                    A7             D
De Camptown race-track five miles long, Oh, de-doo-dah day!

  D                                  A7
I come down dah wid my hat caved in, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

  D                                      A7             D
I go back home wid a pocket full of tin, Oh, de-doo-dah day!
[Chorus]
D                G
Gwine to run all night!

G                D
Gwine to run all day!

     D
I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag,

A7                 D
Somebody bet on de bay.
[Verse 2]
   D                                      A7
De long tail filly and de big black hoss, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

    D                                     A7             D
Dey fly de track and dey both cut across, Oh, de-doo-dah day!

   D                                     A7
De blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

D                                       A7             D
Can’t touch bottom wid a ten foot pole, Oh, de-doo-dah day!
[Chorus]
D                G
Gwine to run all night!

G                D
Gwine to run all day!

     D
I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag,

A7                 D
Somebody bet on de bay.
[Verse 3]
    D                              A7
Old muley cow come on to de track, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

   D                                 A7             D
De bob-tail fling her ober his back, Oh, de-doo-dah day!

    D                               A7
Den fly along like a rail-road car, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

D                                   A7             D
Runnin’ a race wid a shootin’ star, Oh, de-doo-dah day!
[Chorus]
D                G
Gwine to run all night!

G                D
Gwine to run all day!

     D
I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag,

A7                 D
Somebody bet on de bay.
[Verse 4]
D                                  A7
See dem flyin’ on a ten mile heat, Doo-dah doo-dah!

D                                A7             D
Round de race track, den repeat, Oh, de-doo-dah day!

  D                                A7
I win my money on de bob-tail nag, Doo-dah! doo-dah!

  D                                A7             D
I keep my money in an old tow-bag, Oh, de-doo-dah day!
[Chorus]
D                G
Gwine to run all night!

G                D
Gwine to run all day!

     D
I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag,

A7                 D
Somebody bet on de bay.