When I get off of this mountain
You know where I want to go
Straight down the Mississippi river
To the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles Louisiana
Little Bessie, girl that I once knew
She told me just to come on by
If there's anything that 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, as she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Good luck had just found me
To the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win
And I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor
I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track
Sure enough we had won
[CHORUS]
Took up all of my winnings
Gave my little Bessie half
She tore it up and threw it in my face
Just for a laugh
If there's one thing in this whole wide world
Sure would like to see
That's when that little love of mine
Dips her doughnut in my tea
[CHORUS 2x]
You know where I want to go
Straight down the Mississippi river
To the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles Louisiana
Little Bessie, girl that I once knew
She told me just to come on by
If there's anything that 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, as she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Good luck had just found me
To the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win
And I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor
I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track
Sure enough we had won
[CHORUS]
Took up all of my winnings
Gave my little Bessie half
She tore it up and threw it in my face
Just for a laugh
If there's one thing in this whole wide world
Sure would like to see
That's when that little love of mine
Dips her doughnut in my tea
[CHORUS 2x]