Camptown ladies, sing this song, doo-dah, doo-dah Camptown racetrack, five miles long, oh, doo-dah-deh Come down here with my hat caved in, doo-dah, doo-dah Can't go back with a pocket full of tin, oh, doo-dah-deh Whine and run all night, whine and run all day Bet my money on a bobtail nag, somebody bet on the bed Oh, the long-tail filly and the big black horse, doo-dah, doo-dah Fly the track and the cut across, oh, doo-dah-deh Blind horse stickin' in a big mud hole, doo-dah, doo-dah Can't touch bottom with a ten-foot pole, oh, doo-dah-deh Whine and run all night, whine and run all day Bet my money on a bobtail nag, somebody bet on the bed Oh, doo-dah Grandstand's filled with a happy crowd, oh, doo-dah Clothes ain't stylish, but the show is loud, oh, doo-dah Heavy high-boned lady wears a fancy lid, sports all hollerin' Oh, you kid, if you ain't made a wager, time you did They're at the post, there goes the gun, they're off, oh, doo-dah He-bobtail's leadin' at the quarter mile, oh, doo-dah But look at that bee's got a lot of style, oh, doo-dah Yes, now they're startin' on a homeward trek Looks like everybody gon' collect, it's a photograph finish, neck and neck All those camptown races, all those happy faces Sure had a wonderful time