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Stephen C. Foster, "Camptown Races," 1850

De Camptown ladies sing dis song – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
De Camptown racetrack five miles long – Oh! doo-dah day!
I come down dah wid my hat caved in – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
I go back home wid a pocket full of tin – Oh! doo-dah day!

Chorus

Gwine to run all night! Gwine to run all day!
I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag – Somebody bet on de bay!

De long tail filly and de big black hoss – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Dey fly de track and dey both cut across – Oh! doo-dah day!
De blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Can't touch bottom wid a ten foot pole – Oh! doo-dah day!

Chorus

Old muley cow come on to de track – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
De bob-tail fling her ober his back – Oh! doo-dah day!
Den fly along like a rail-road car – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Runnin' a race with a shootin' star – Oh! doo-dah day!

Chorus

Seen dem flyin' on a ten mile heat – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Round de race track, den repeat – Oh! doo-dah day!
I win my money on de bob-tail nag – Doo-dah! doo-dah!
I keep my money in an old tow-bag – Oh! doo-dah day!
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