Betty And Dupree chords by Brownie McGhee

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Verse 1
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Gather 'round people
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let me tell you 'bout Dupree
Gather 'round people let me tell
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you 'bout Dupree
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And his woman back in 1903
Betty was her name said she
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wanted a diamond ring
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Betty was her name said she
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wanted a diamond ring.
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Dupree

Verse 2
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told Betty you can
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have most anything
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Just lay down pretty Betty see what
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tomorrow brings
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Said lay down pretty Betty
see what tomorrow brings
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May bring sunshine it may bring
your diamond ring.

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Verse 3
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Dupree went down-
town a '44 in his hand
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Dupree went down- town a
'44 in his hand
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Went for the jewelry but he shot
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that jewelry man
Dupree said Betty here's your
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diamond ring
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Dupree said Betty here's
your diamond ring
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Just to please you pretty Betty I've done,
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done a wicked thing.
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Verse 4
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Dupree told Betty I'm
bound for Tennessee
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Dupree told Betty I'm bound
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for Tennessee
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I'm sorry pretty Betty but
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that sheriff is a haunting me
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They caught poor Dupree and
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put him into the jail

Verse 5
Caught poor Dupree put him in the jail.
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Atlanta prison is where Betty
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took Dupree his mail
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Dupree said judge I ain't
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been here before
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Dupree
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said judge
I ain't been here before
Judge told Dupree I'm gonna see that you
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don't come back no more.

Verse 6
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They took him to the scaffold
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a black cap upon his face
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Took him to the scaffold a black
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cap upon his face
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Now the cold cold ground is for
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Dupree's resting place
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Betty went to the graveyard
singing near oh my God to thee
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Betty went to the graveyard singing near
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oh my God to thee.
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Oh, mister hangman look what you

Verse 7
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done done to Dupree
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She told the hack- driver to
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drive his wagon slow
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Told the hack- driver drive your
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dead wagon slow
When you bury my Dupree I ain't

Verse 8
gonna see him no more.
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Sail on Dupree sail on,
sail on Dupree sail on
Don't mind you sailing but you
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be gone so long
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So long Dupree poor boy so long,
Dupree poor boy
Don't mind you sailing
you'll be gone so long, sail on.
Dupree poor boy...