Sweet Betsy from Pike

Oh,Do you remember
Sweet Betsy from Pike,
Who crossed the wide prairies
With her husband,Ike,
With two yoke of oxen
And one spotted hog
A tall Shanghai rooster
And an old yeller dog?
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay
The alkali desert was burning and bare
And Ike cried in fear,
"We are lost,I declare!
My dear old Pike County,
I'll go back to you."
Said Betsy,"You'll go by yourself,If you do."
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay
They swam the wide rivers
And crossed the tall peaks
They camped on the prairie
For weeks upon weeks
They fought with the Indians
With musket and ball
And reached California
In spite of it all
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay
Sing toorali,oorali,oorali ay