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[Verse 1]

Oh ^Cdo you re^Ammember Sweet ^DmBetsy from ^GPike, She ^Ccrossed ^Ammountain and ^Dmprairie with her lover ^GIke, With ^Cone yoke of ^Amoxen, a ^Dmyoung spotte^Gd hog A ^Ctall Shanghai ^Amrooster, an ^Dmold yellow ^Gdog

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 2]

One ^Cevening quite ^Amearly they ^Dmcamped on the ^GPlatte, Twas ^Cnear by the ^Amroad on a ^Dmgreen shady ^Gflat. Bet^Csy, sore-^Amfooted, lay ^Dmdown to re^Gpose-- With ^Cwonder Ike ^Amgazed on that ^DmPike County ^Grose.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 3]

The ^Cwagon broke ^Amdown with a ^Dmterrible c^Grash, And ^Cout on the ^Amprairie rolled ^Dmall sorts of ^Gtrash. A ^Cfew little ^Ambaby-clothes, ^Dmdone up with c^Gare, Looked ^Crather sus^Ampicious, but ^Dmall on the ^Gsquare.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 4]

The ^CInjuns came ^Amdown in a ^Dmwild yelling ^Ghorde, And ^CBetsy was ^Amscared they would ^Dmscalp her a^Gdored. Be^Chind the front ^Amwagon wheel, ^DmBetsy did ^Gcrawl And she ^Cfought off the ^AmInjuns with ^Dmmusket and ^Gball.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 5]

Out on the ^Cprairie one ^Ambright, ^Dmstarry ^Gnight, They ^Cbroke out the ^Amwhiskey, and ^DmBetsy got ^Gtight. She ^Csang and she ^Amshouted, she ^Dmdanced o'er the ^Gplain, And ^Cmade a great ^Amshow for the ^Dmwhole wagon ^Gtrain.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 6]

They ^Cswam the wide ^Amrivers and ^Dmcrossed the tall ^Gpeaks, And ^Ccamped on the ^Amprairie for ^Dmweeks upon ^Gweeks. Star^Cvation and ^Amcholera, hard ^Dmwork and ^Gslaughter-- They ^Cjust wouldn't ^Amquit 'spite of ^Dmhell and high ^Gwater.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 7]

They ^Csoon reached the ^AmRockies, where ^DmBetsy gave ^Gout, And ^Cdown in the ^Amdirt she lay ^Dmrolling a^Gbout. ^CIke in great ^Amwonder looked ^Dmon in sur^Gprise, Said, "^CBetsy, get ^Amup, you'll get ^Dmmud in your ^Geyes."

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 8]

Sweet ^CBetsy got ^Amup in a gre^Dmat deal of ^Gpain. She de^Cclared she'd go ^Amback to Pike ^DmCounty ag^Gain. ^CIke gave a ^Amsigh, and they ^Dmfondly em^Gbraced, Then con^Ctinued a^Amlong with his ^Dmarm round her ^Gwaist.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 9]

They ^Cstopped in Salt ^AmLake to in^Dmquire of the ^Gway, When ^CBrigham de^Amclared that Sweet ^DmBetsy should ^Gstay. ^CBetsy got ^Amfrightened and ^Dmran like a ^Gdeer, While ^CBrigham stood ^Ampawing the ^Dmground like a ^Gsteer.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 10]

The ^Calkali ^Amdesert was ^Dmburning and ^Gbare, And ^CIsaac's soul ^Amshrank from the ^Dmdeath that lurked ^Gthere. "My ^Cdear old Pike ^AmCounty, I'll ^Dmcome back to ^Gyou"-- Says ^CBetsy, "You'll ^Amgo by your^Dmself if you ^Gdo!"

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 11]

The ^CShanghai ran ^Amoff, and the ^Dmoxen both ^Gdied, That ^Cmorning the ^Amlast piece of ^Dmbacon was ^Gfried. ^CIke got dis^Amcouraged, ^DmBetsy got ^Gmad, The ^Cdog drooped his ^Amtail and looked ^Dmwoefully ^Gsad.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 12]

One ^Cmornin’ they ^Amclimbed up ^Dmvery tall ^Gpeak, And ^Cgazing be^Amlow Ike ^Dmventured to ^Gspeak, ^C“Though we’ve ^Amnothin’ to show but the ^Dmclothes we got ^Gon, Sweet ^CBetsy, we’ve ^Ammade it out ^Dmto Ore^Ggon!”

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 13]

Long ^CIke and Sweet ^AmBetsy at^Dmtended a d^Gance. Ike ^Cwore a ^Ampair of his ^DmPike County ^Gpants. ^CBetsy was ^Amcovered with ^Dmribbons and ^Grings. Said ^CIke, "You're an ^Amangel, but ^Dmwhere are your ^Gwings?"

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 14]

A ^Cminer said, "^AmBetsy, will ^Dmyou dance with ^Gme?" "^CI'll do that, ^Amold hoss, if you ^Dmdon't make too ^Gfree. Don't ^Cdance me too ^Amhard, do you ^Dmwant to know ^Gwhy? Dog^Cgone you, I'm ^Amchock-full of ^Dmstrong alk^Gali."

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 15]

They ^Cbuilt them a ^Amplace down ^DmColumbia ^GGorge, Then ^Chad thirteen ^Amchildren that ^Dmthey all named ^GGeorge. Now ^CBetsy did the ^Amfarmin’ and ^Dmhuntin’ while ^GIke Chased the ^Cthirteen sweet ^Ambabies of ^DmBetsy from ^GPike.

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

[Verse 16]

This ^CPike County ^Amcouple got ^Dmmarried, of ^Gcourse, But ^CIke became ^Amjealous, and ^Dmobtained a di^Gvorce. ^CBetsy, well-^Amsatisfied, ^Dmsaid with a ^Gshout, ^C"Goodbye, you big ^Amlummox, I'm ^Dmglad you backed ^Gout!"

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Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay Sing ^Ctoo-ra-li-^Amoo-ra-li-^Dmoo-ra-li-^Gay

Misc Traditional - Sweet betsy from pike