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