Iggy Pop - Sweet Betsy from Pike lyrics

Do you remember sweet Betsy from Pike?
She crossed the wide prairies
With her lover Ike
With two yoke of cattle and one spottled hog
And a tall Shanghai rooster and
An old yellow dog

They soon reached the desert
Where Betsy gave out
And down in the sand she lay rolling about
Ike half distracted looked on in surprise
Saying, "Betsy, get up
You'll get sand in your eyes"

Sweet Betsy got up in a great dеal of pain
She declared shе'd go back
To Pike County again but Ihe
He just sighed then they fondly embraced
So he traveled along with his
Arm 'round her waist

They swam the wide rivers and
Climbed the tall peaks
They camped upon prairies for
Weeks upon weeks starvation and cholera
Hard work and slaughter
They reached California 'spite of
Hell and high water

Then a miner said, "Betsy
Will you dance with me?" she answers
"I will if you want make two free
I can't dance too hard
Do you want to know why?
Because I'm so full of that strong alkali"

This Pike County couple got married
Of course
But Ike became jealous, obtained a divorce
And Betsy, well-satisfied, said with a shout
"Goodbye, you big lummox
I'm glad you backed out!"