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Now don't you remember sweet Betsy from PikeWho crossed the big mountains with her lover IkeTwo yoke of oxen a big yeller dog a tall Shanghai rooster And one spottled hogOne evenin' quite early they camped on the platDown by the road on a green shady flatWhere Betsy got tired and lay down to reposeAnd Ike he just gazed on his Pike County roseWell they soon reached the desert where Betsy gave outDown in the sand she lay rollin' aboutWhile Ike in great tears looked on in surpriseHe said Betsy get up you'll get sand in your eyesWell the Shanghai ran off and the cattle all diedThe last piece of bacon that mornin' was friedIke he got discouraged and Betsy got madThe dog wagged his tail and looked wonderfully sadWell a miner said Betsy will you dance with meI will now old Hoss if you don't make too freeBut don't dance me hard do you want to know whyDoggone you I'm chocked full of strong alkaliIke and sweet Betsy got married of courseBut Ike gettin' jealous obtained the divorceBetsy well satisfied said with a shoutGoodbye you big lummox I'm glad you backed out Aus Songtexte Mania