X:1
T:Camptown Races — Verse and Chorus
C:Stephen Foster
S:Original melody compared with the Music-for-Music-Teachers public lead sheet
F:https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/freesheetmusic/camptown-races-lead-d.pdf
Z:PlaySheet melody transposed to C, with new single-note beginner accompaniment
N:Complete verse and chorus. The reference's modern arrangement is not reproduced.
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=104
K:C
%%score { 1 | 2 }
V:1 clef=treble name="Melody"
V:2 clef=bass name="Left hand"
[V:1] !mp!G G E G | A G E2 | E D3 | E D3 |
w: Camp-town la-dies sing this song, doo-dah! doo-dah!
[V:2] !p!C,4 | C,4 | G,,4 | G,,4 |
[V:1] G G E G | A G E2 | D2 E D | C4 |
w: Camp-town race-track's five miles long, Oh! doo-dah day!
[V:2] C,4 | C,4 | G,,4 | C,4 |
[V:1] C>C E G | c4 | A>A c A | G4 |
w: Goin' to run all night! Goin' to run all day!
[V:2] C,4 | C,4 | F,4 | C,4 |
[V:1] G G E G | A G E2 | D E/F/ E D | C4 |]
W:Bet my money on the bobtail nag, somebody bet on the bay.
[V:2] C,4 | C,4 | G,,4 | C,4 |]