Sweet Betsy from Pike - Iggy Pop

Do you remember

Sweet betsy from pike

Who crossed the wide prairies

With her lover like

With two yoke of cattle

And one spotted hog

A tall shanghai rooster

And an old yellow dog

They soon reached

The desert where betsy gave out

Down in the sand

She lay rolling about

Ike half distracted

Looked on with surprise

Saying betsy get up

You'll get sand in your eyes

Sweet betsy got up in a great deal of pain

She declared she'd go back

To pike County again

But ike heaved a sigh

And they fondly embraced

So they traveled along

With his arm 'round her waist

They swam blue

Wide rivers and

Climbed the tall peaks

They camped on a prairies

For weeks upon weeks

Starvation cholera

Hard work and slaughter

They reached California

Spite a hell and high water

Then a miner said betsy

With you dance with me

She answered

I will if you won't make too free

I can't dance too hard

Do you want to know why

Because I'm so full of that strong alcoo lai

This spite counted

Couple got married

Of course

But ike became jealous of tamed of him horse

And betsy while satisfied

Said with a shout

Goodbye you big lummox

I'm glad you backed out