Lyrics:

Up on cripple creekWhen I get off of this mountainYou know where I want to goStraight down the mississippi riverTo the gulf of mexicoTo lake charles, louisianaLittle bessie, a girl that I once knewAnd she told me just to come on byIf there's anything she could do{refrain}Up on cripple creek she sends meIf I spring a leak she mends meI don't have to speak she defends meA drunkard's dream if I ever did see oneGood luck had just stung meTo the race track I did goShe bet on one horse to winAnd I bet on another to showOdds were in my favorI had him five to oneWhen that nag to win came around the trackSure enough he had won{refrain}I took up all of my winningsAnd I gave my little bessie halfAnd she tore it up and blew it in my face[Up on Cripple Creek lyrics on http://www.elyricsworld.com]Just for a laughNow there's one thing in the whole wide worldI sure would like to seeThat's when that little love of mineDips her doughnut in my tea{refrain}Now me and my mate were back at the shackWe had spike jones on the boxShe said, 'i can't take the way he singsBut I love to hear him talk'Now that just gave my heart a fallTo the bottom of my feetAnd I swore as I took another pullMy bessie can't be beat{refrain}Now, it's hot in californiaAnd up north it's freezing coldAnd this living off the roadIs getting pretty oldSo I guess I'll call up my big mamaTell her I'll be rolling inBet you know, deep down, I'm kinda temptedTo go and see my bessie again{refrain}