WebLyrics. Camptown Ladies. De Camptown ladies sing this song, Doo-da, Doo-da. De Camptown racetrack's five miles long. Oh, de doo-da day. I went down South with my hat caved in, Doo-da, doo-da. I came back North with a pocket full of tin. WebApr 11, 2024 · De Camptown ladies sing dis song. Doo-dah! Doo-dah! De Camptown race track 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! 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…
DON GIBSON - CAMPTOWN RACES LYRICS - SongLyrics.com
Richard Jackson was curator of the Americana Collection at New York Public Library; he writes: Foster quite specifically tailored the song for use on the minstrel stage. He composed it as a piece for solo voice with group interjections and refrain ... his dialect verses have all the wild exaggeration and rough charm of folk tale as … WebCamptown Races S. Foster arrangement by the Duhks INTRO: D G The Camptown ladies sing this song D Doo-dah, doo-dah G The Camptown racetrack's five miles long D G Oh de-doo-dah-day The long tail filly and the big black hoss Doo-dah, doo-dah They fly the track and they both cut across Oh de-doo-dah-day CHORUS: G G7 Goin' to run all night C G … grant of interest
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WebCamptown race-track five miles long, Oh, doo-dah day! I come down here with my hat caved in, Doo-dah! doo-dah! I go back home with a pocket full of tin, Oh, doo-dah day! Chorus: Gonna run all night! Gonna run all day! I'll bet my money on a bob-tail nag, Somebody bet on the bay. The long tail filly and the big black horse, Doo-dah! doo-dah! WebThe camptown ladies sing this song doo-dah The camptown race track's five miles long oh doo-dah day I came down there with my hat caved in doo-dah- I'll go back home with my pocket full of tin oh doo-dah day Goin' to run all night goin' to run all day I'll bet my money on the bobtail nag somebody bet on the bay [ ac.guitar ] WebDe Camptown race-track 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! In the book Skeleton Key Robert Hunter says the "doo-dah man" refers to the song Camptown Races by Stephen Foster. My old, immigrant grandfather born in 1910 who didn’t know ... chip fp