{title: Sweet Betsy From Pike}
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{meta: source https://www.jasonpaul.net/songs/sweet-betsy-from-pike/}
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{c: Verse 1}
Oh [A]don’t you re[E7]member sweet [A]Betsy from Pike
Who crossed the big [F#m]mountains with [E]her lover Ike
With [F#m]two yoke of [C#m]oxen, a [Bm]large yellow [A]dog
And a tall Shanghai [E7]rooster and [A]one spotted hog

{c: Chorus}
Sayin’ “Goodbye Pike [E7]county, fare[A]well for awhile
We will come back a[E7]gain when we [A]pan out our pile”

{c: Verse 2}
The [A]Shanghai ran [E7]off and the [A]oxen all died
That morning the [F#m]last piece of [E]bacon was fried
Poor [F#m]Ike got dis[C#m]couraged and [Bm]Betsy got [A]mad
And the dog wagged his [E7]tail and looked [A]wondrously sad


{c: Verse 3}
The [A]wagon broke [E7]down with a [A]terrible crash
And out on the [F#m]prairie rolled [E]all sorts of trash
A [F#m]few little [C#m]baby clothes [Bm]done up with [A]care
Looked a little sus[E7]picious but [A]all in the square

{c: Verse 4}
The [A]warriors came [E7]down with a [A]startling roar
And Betsy was [F#m]skeered for the [E]one she adored
Be[F#m]hind the front [C#m]wagon wheel [Bm]Betsy did [A]crawl
And there she stood [E7]ready with [A]musket and ball


{c: Verse 5}
They [A]soon reached the [E7]desert where [A]Betsy gave out
And down in the [F#m]sand she lay [E]rolling about
While [F#m]Ike in great [C#m]horror looked [Bm]on with sur[A]prise
Saying “Betsy get up, [E7]you’ll get [A]sand in your eyes. “



{c: Verse 6}
Sweet [A]Betsy got [E7]up with a [A]great deal of pain
And said she’d go [F#m]back to Pike [E]county again
But [F#m]Ike gave a [C#m]sigh and they [Bm]fondly em[A]braced
An they travelled a[E7]long with his [A]arm round her waist