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Sweet Betsy from pike

 Sweet Betsy from Pike 
This song was sung along the California  Overland Trail. In this version, we sing of the “far  west”. 

​Did you ever hear of sweet Betsy from Pike?
She crossed the wide prairies with her husband,  Ike. 

With two yoke of oxen and one spotted hog,
And a fat Shang-hai rooster, 

And an old yeller dog. 
Sing too-ra-li, oo-ra-li, oo-ra-li aye. 
Sing too-ra-li, oo-ra-li, oo-ra-li aye. 

One evening quite early they camped by a  stream. 
To reach the far west, oh that was their dream.
The Shanghai was “et” and the cattle just died,
The last strip of bacon that morning was fried.
Sing too-ra-li, oo-ra-li, oo-ra-li aye. 

Sing too-ra-li, oo-ra-li, oo-ra-li aye. 

Then they swam the wide rivers and crossed the  tall peaks, 
And lived on wild berries and water for weeks.
Starvation and hard work and sun-stroke as well,
But they reached the far west in spite of it all. 
Sing too-ra-li, oo-ra-li, oo-ra-li aye. 

Sing too-ra-li, oo-ra-li, oo-ra-li aye.


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      • Biscuits
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      • Lemonade
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      • Sweet Betsy From Pike
      • Clementine
      • Oh Susannah
      • She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain
      • Old Dan Tucker
      • Skip to My Lou
      • The Riddle Song
      • I Am Bound for the Promised Land
      • Long, Long Ago
      • 'Tis the Gift to the Simple
      • Barb'ra Allen
    • Coloring Pages
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