Sweet Betsy From Pike chords by Rosemary Clooney
Verse 1
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Who the damn for did I know,
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who damn for the day
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(Who the damn for did I know,
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who damn for the day)
Verse 2
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Oh, don't you remember
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sweet Betsy from Pike
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Who crossed the big mountains
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with her lover Ike
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With two yoke of cattle, a large yeller dog
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A tall Shanghai rooster,
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and a one- spotted hog
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(A tall Shanghai rooster,
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and a one- spotted hog)
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Verse 3
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One evening quite early they
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camped on the Platte
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'Twas nearby the road on
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a green shady flat
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Where Betsy, sore- footed,
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lay down to repose
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With wonder, Ike gazed on that
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Pike County rose
(With wonder,
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he gazed on that Pike county rose)
Verse 4
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The Shanghai ran off,
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and their cattle all died
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That morning the last piece
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of bacon was fried
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Poor Ike was discouraged,
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and Betsy got mad
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The dog drooped his tail and
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looked wondrously sad
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The dog drooped his tail and
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looked wondrously sad
Verse 5
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They soon reached the desert,
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where Betsy gave out
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And down in the sand,
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she lay rolling about
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While Ike half distracted
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looked on in surprise
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Saying, "Betsy, get up,
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you'll get sand in your eyes"
Verse 6
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Sweet Betsy got up in a great deal of pain
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She declared she'd go back
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to Pike County again
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But Ike gave a sigh,
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and they fondly embraced
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And they traveled along with
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his arm round her waist
Verse 7
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Who the damn for did I know,
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who damn for the day
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Who the damn for did I know,
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who damn for the day
Sweet Betsy From Pike
Rosemary Clooney
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