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up on cripple creek - earlier version - the band lyrics

[verse 1]
when i get off of this mountain
you know where i wanna go
straight down the mississippi river
to the gulf of mexico
to st. charles, louisiana
little bessie, girl i once knew
she told me just to drop on by
if there’s anything a*she could do

[chorus]
up on cripple creek, she sends me
if i spring a leak, she mends me
i don’t have to speak ’cause she defends me
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one

[verse 2]
good luck had just stung me
and to the racetrack i did go
i bet on one horse to win
and i bet on another to show
the odds were in my favour
i had me five*to*one
if that nag to win came around the track
sure enough, we had won
[chorus]
up on cripple creek, she sends me
if i spring a leak, she mends me
i don’t have to speak ’cause she defends me
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one

[verse 3]
i took up all my winnings
and i gave my little bessie half
she tore it up and threw it in my face
just for a laugh
now there’s one thing the whole wide world
i sure would like to see
that’s when that little love of mine
dips her donut in my tea

[chorus]
up on cripple creek, she sends me
if i spring a leak, she mends me
i don’t have to speak ’cause she defends me
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one

[verse 4]
me and my mate were back at the shack
we had spike jones on the box
she said “i can’t stand the way he sings
but i love to hear him talk”
that just gave me a heart throb
down to the bottom of my feet
and as i took another pour, i swore
my bessie can’t be beat
[chorus]
up on cripple creek, she sends me
if i spring a leak, she mends me
i don’t have to speak ’cause she defends me
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one

[outro]
*yodelling*

- the band lyrics

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