1 De Camptown ladies sing dis song -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
2 De Camp-town race-track five miles long -- Oh! doo-dah day!
3 I come down dah wid my hat caved in -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
4 I go back home wid a pocket full of tin -- Oh! doo-dah day!

5 Gwine to run all night!
6 Gwine to run all day!
7 I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag --
8 Somebody bet on de bay.

9 De long tail filly and de big black hoss -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
10 Dey fly de track and dey both cut across -- Oh! doo-dah-day!
11 De blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
12 Can't touch bottom wid a ten foot pole -- Oh! doo-dah-day!

13 Gwine to run all night!
14 Gwine to run all day!
15 I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag --
16 Somebody bet on de bay.

17 Old muley cow come on to de track -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
18 De bob-tail fling her ober his back -- Oh! doo-dah-day!
19 Den fly along like a rail-road car -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
20 Runnin' a race wid a shootin' star -- Oh! doo-dah-day!

21 Gwine to run all night!
22 Gwine to run all day!
23 I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag --
24 Somebody bet on de bay.

25 See dem flyin' on a ten mile heat -- Doo-dah doo-dah!
26 Round de race track, den repeat -- Oh! doo-dah-day!
27 I win my money on de bob-tail nag -- Doo-dah! doo-dah!
28 I keep my money in an old tow-bag -- Oh! doo-dah-day!

29 Gwine to run all night!
30 Gwine to run all day!
31 I'll bet my money on de bob-tail nag --
32 Somebody bet on de bay.