Pete Seeger - Sweet Betsy from Pike lyrics
[Pete Seeger - Sweet Betsy from Pike lyrics]
Oh, don't you remember
Sweet Betsy from Pike?
She crossed the wide mountains
With her lover Ike and one yoke of oxen
And big yeller dog a tall Shanghai rooster
And one spotted hog
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay out on the prairie
One bright starry night
They broke out the whiskey
And Betsy got tight she sang and she shouted
And danced o're the plain
Made a great show for the whole wagon train
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
They soon reached the desert
Where Betsy give out and down in the sand
She lay rolling about ike in great terror
Looked on in surprise saying, "Betsy get up
You'll get sand in your eyes"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay the wagon tipped over
With a terrible crash and out on the prairie
Rolled all sorts of trash
A few little baby clothes done up with care
They looked rather suspicious
Though it was all on the square
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
The Shanghai ran off and the cattle all died
The last piece of bacon
That morning was fried
Poor Ike got discouraged and Betsy got mad
The dog wagged his tail
And looked wonderfully sad
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
One morning they climbed up a very high hill
And with great wonder
Looked into old Placerville
Ike shouted and said
As he cast his eyes down
"Sweet Betsy, my love
Will you come to Hangtown?"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Long Ike and sweet Betsy attended a dance
Ike wore a pair of his pike County pants
Sweet Betsy was covered
With ribbons and rings
Said, "Ike, you're an angel
But where are your wings?"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Long Ike and sweet Betsy
Got married of course
But Ike, getting jealous obtained a divorce
And Betsy, well satisfied said, with a shout
"Goodbye, you big lummox
I'm glad you backed out"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Sweet Betsy from Pike?
She crossed the wide mountains
With her lover Ike and one yoke of oxen
And big yeller dog a tall Shanghai rooster
And one spotted hog
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay out on the prairie
One bright starry night
They broke out the whiskey
And Betsy got tight she sang and she shouted
And danced o're the plain
Made a great show for the whole wagon train
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
They soon reached the desert
Where Betsy give out and down in the sand
She lay rolling about ike in great terror
Looked on in surprise saying, "Betsy get up
You'll get sand in your eyes"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay the wagon tipped over
With a terrible crash and out on the prairie
Rolled all sorts of trash
A few little baby clothes done up with care
They looked rather suspicious
Though it was all on the square
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
The Shanghai ran off and the cattle all died
The last piece of bacon
That morning was fried
Poor Ike got discouraged and Betsy got mad
The dog wagged his tail
And looked wonderfully sad
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
One morning they climbed up a very high hill
And with great wonder
Looked into old Placerville
Ike shouted and said
As he cast his eyes down
"Sweet Betsy, my love
Will you come to Hangtown?"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Long Ike and sweet Betsy attended a dance
Ike wore a pair of his pike County pants
Sweet Betsy was covered
With ribbons and rings
Said, "Ike, you're an angel
But where are your wings?"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Long Ike and sweet Betsy
Got married of course
But Ike, getting jealous obtained a divorce
And Betsy, well satisfied said, with a shout
"Goodbye, you big lummox
I'm glad you backed out"
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay
Doodle-ang-fall, di-id-all
Do lang-fall, did ay