1. De Camptown ladies sing dis song, doo-dah! doo-dah! De Camp-town race-track five miles long, oh! doo-dah day!
2. De long tail filly and de big black hoss, doo-dah! doo-dah! dey fly de track and dey both cut across, oh! doo-dah-day!
3. Old muley cow come on to de track, doo-dah! doo-dah! De bob-tail fling her ober his back, oh! doo-dah-day!
4. See dem flyin' on a ten mile heat, doo-dah doo-dah! Round de race track, den repeat, oh! doo-dah-day!
1. I come down dah wid my hat caved in, doo-dah! doo-dah! I go back home wid a pocket full of tin, oh! doo-dah day!
2. De blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole, doo-dah! doo-dah! can't touch bottom wid a ten foot pole, oh! doo-dah-day!
3. Den fly along like a rail-road car, doo-dah! doo-dah! Runnin' a race wid a shootin' star, oh! doo-dah-day!
4. I win my money on de bob-tail nag, doo-dah! doo-dah! I keep my money in an old tow-bag, oh! doo-dah-day!
Gwine to run all night! Gwine to run all day!
I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag, somebody bet on de bay.