( D ) camptown ladies sing a song
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) camptown racetrack five miles long
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

come here with my hat caved in
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) come back home with a pocket full of tin
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

going to run all ( G ) night
going to run all ( D ) day
bet my money on the bob – tailed nag
( A7 ) somebody bet on the ( D ) bay

the long tailed filly and the big black hoss
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) they fly the track , they both cut across
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

the black hoss stickin’ in a big mud hole
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) can’t touch the bottom with a ten foot pole
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

going to run all ( G ) night
going to run all ( D ) day
bet my money on the bob – tailed nag
( A7 ) somebody bet on the ( D ) bay

old mulely cow come on to the track
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) the bob – tailed throwed her over his back
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

they fly along like a railroad car
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) running a race with a shooting star
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

going to run all ( G ) night
going to run all ( D ) day
bet my money on the bob – tailed nag
( A7 ) somebody bet on the ( D ) bay

see them flying on a ten mile heat
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) round the racetrack then repeat
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

i win my money on the bob – tailed nag
( A7 ) doo dah , doo dah
( D ) i keep my money in an old tow bag
( A7 ) oh the doo dah ( D ) day

going to run all ( G ) night
going to run all ( D ) day
bet my money on the bob – tailed nag
( A7 ) somebody bet on the ( D ) bay