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Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies? / Camptown Races

01 May 02 - 09:33 PM (#702494)
Subject: Camp Town Ladies
From: GUEST,SnakeLady

need words to this song please


01 May 02 - 09:51 PM (#702508)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies
From: GUEST

Camp Town ladies sing this song

Doo-dah, doo-dah

Camp town race track's five miles long

Oh doo-dah day!

Going to run all night, Going to run all day,

Bet my money on a bob tail nag,

Somebody bet on the day.


01 May 02 - 10:07 PM (#702525)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies
From: GUEST

* * * CLICK HERE * * *

http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poems/fosters5.html


01 May 02 - 10:08 PM (#702526)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies
From: Sorcha

In the DT....CAMPTOWN RACES.


01 May 02 - 10:32 PM (#702542)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

The best site for Stephen Foster songs is : Foster


02 May 02 - 12:19 AM (#702577)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies
From: GUEST,amy

OOPS! I gave you the lyrics before, and I made a little error!

The last line is

Somebody bet on the BAY

not Somebody bet on the DAY

Sorry!


02 May 02 - 01:04 AM (#702599)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Camp Town Ladies
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

The version in the DT is only partly correct. The lyrics as first published in 1850 are given in the site I gave a clickie for (above) and in thread 22289: Camptown