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American joke song Camptown Ladies, Gwine to Run All Night (original title) Stephen Foster (1850 publ.) Paniolo
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The Camptown Races
Camptown Races
Stephen Foster
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1st Verse (2x)
CCamptown ladies sing this song, G7doo-da, doo-da
CCamptown race track's two miles long, G7oh, de doo-da Cday
Chorus
CGoin' to run all night, Fgoin' to run all Cday
I Cbet my money on a bob-tailed nag, G7somebody bet on the Cbay
2nd Verse
Oh, the Clong tailed filly and the big black horse, G7doo-da, doo-da
CCome to a mud hole and they all cut across, G7oh, de doo-da Cday (Chorus)
3rd Verse
I Cwent down South with my hat carved in, G7doo-da, doo-da
I Ccome back North with a pocket full of tin, G7oh, de doo-da Cday (Chorus)
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