Key: F major
Verse 1
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Gather 'round people let
me tell you 'bout Dupree
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And his woman back in 1903
Betty was her name said she wanted
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a diamond ring
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a diamond ring.
Verse 2
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Dupree told Betty you
can have most anything
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Just lay down pretty Betty
see what tomorrow brings
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May bring sunshine it may
Verse 3
bring your diamond ring.
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Dupree went down- town a
'44 in his hand
a '44 in his hand
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Went for the jewelry
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but he shot that jewelry man
Dupree said Betty here's your
diamond ring
Dupree said Betty
here's your diamond ring
done a wicked thing.
Dupree told Betty I'm bound for Tennessee
Verse 4
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Dupree
told Betty I'm
bound for Tennessee
I'm sorry pretty Betty but that
They caught poor Dupree and
Verse 5
Dupree said judge I ain't been
here before
Dupree said judge I ain't been
here before
don't come back no more.
Verse 6
Took him to the scaffold a black cap
upon his face
Dupree's resting place
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Betty went to the graveyard singing
Betty went to the graveyard singing
near oh my God to thee.
Verse 7
done done to Dupree
She told the hack- driver to
your dead wagon slow
gonna see him no more.
Verse 8
on Dupree sail on
but you be gone so long
Dupree poor boy
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long, sail on.
Dupree poor boy...
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