Tekst piosenki:
1.
I am a poor old widower,
My name is Betsy Dow,
I once possessd a fortinin,
And a fine old brindle cow.
I milkd her evry noon and night;
And sold my cheese and butter
But then, poor thing! she died on day,
May soon be dead and gone;
CHORUS
Im singing now in doleful strain
The tune my cow died on.
[NOTE: manuscript refers to a Chorus
beginning "Oh, pity" but the words
are not included.]
2.
On applesass and peanutsuts
I feed my poor old cow,
And evry day I sang herer
The tune Im singing now.
I gave her sassafrase and salt,
Mixd with plantation bitters,
But, she got worse and worse each day
The vile, ungrateful critter!
CHORUS
Im singing now in doleful strain
The tune my cow died on.
[NOTE: manuscript refers to a Chorus
beginning "Oh, pity" but the words
are not included.]
3.
She could not speak her feelingsings,
When this ere song I sing;
She knew that she was dyinging,
Lodown her head was hung.
The song it so affected her,
That she begun a sighing,
And then she lookd a look that said,
Oh, stop for I am dying!
CHORUS
Im singing now in doleful strain
The tune my cow died on.
[NOTE: manuscript refers to a Chorus
beginning "Oh, pity" but the words
are not included.]
4. The fled her gentle spiritit,
Shes gone where good cows go;
And then on Abrams bosomom
[NOTE: verse is incomplete in manuscript]
CHORUS
Im singing now in doleful strain
The tune my cow died on.
[NOTE: manuscript refers to a Chorus
beginning "Oh, pity" but the words
are not included.]
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