Oh,Do  you  remember
Sweet  Betsy  from  Pike,
Who  crossed  the  wide  prairies
With  her  husband,Ike,
With  two  yoke  of  oxen
And  one  spotted  hog
A  tall  Shanghai  rooster
And  an  old  yeller  dog?
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay
The  alkali  desert  was  burning  and  bare
And  Ike  cried  in  fear,
"We  are  lost,I  declare!
My  dear  old  Pike  County,
I'll  go  back  to  you."
Said  Betsy,"You'll  go  by  yourself,If  you  do."
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay
They  swam  the  wide  rivers
And  crossed  the  tall  peaks
They  camped  on  the  prairie
For  weeks  upon  weeks
They  fought  with  the  Indians
With  musket  and  ball
And  reached  California
In  spite  of  it  all
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay
Sing  toorali,oorali,oorali  ay