Lyrics Betty and Dupree - Chuck Willis
Betty
told
Dupree,
"I
want
a
diamond
ring"
Betty
told
Dupree,
"I
want
a
diamond
ring"
Dupree
told
Betty,
"I′ll
give
you
most
anything"
He
said,
"Lie
down,
little
Betty,
see
what
tomorrow
brings"
He
said,
"Lie
down,
little
Betty,
see
what
tomorrow
brings"
It
may
bring
sunshine,
may
bring
you
that
diamond
ring"
Then
he
got
his
pistol,
went
to
the
jewelry
store
Then
he
got
his
pistol,
went
to
the
jewelry
store
Killed
a
policeman
and
he
wounded
four
or
five
more
Then
he
went
to
the
post
office
to
get
the
evening
mail
Then
he
went
to
the
post
office
to
get
the
evening
mail
Sheriff
caught
poor
Dupree
and
put
him
in
that
old
Atlanta
jail
Dupree's
mother
said
to
Betty,
"Looka′
here
what
you
done
done"
Dupree's
mother
said
to
Betty,
"Looka'
here
what
you
done
done
Made
my
boy
rob
and
steal,
now
he
is
gonna
be
hung"
Betty
went
to
the
jailhouse,
she
could
not
see
Dupree
Betty
went
to
the
jailhouse,
she
could
not
see
Dupree
She
told
the
jailer,
"Tell
him
these
words
for
me
I
come
to
see
you,
baby,
I
could
not
see
your
face
I
come
to
see
you,
baby,
I
could
not
see
your
face
You
know
I
love
you,
but
I
cannot
take
your
place"
Sail
on,
sail
on,
sail
on,
Dupree,
sail
on
Sail
on,
sail
on,
sail
on,
Dupree,
sail
on
You
don′t
mind
sailing,
you′ll
be
gone
so
doggone
long
Betty
and
Dupree
traditional
Dupree
was
a
bandit;
he
was
so
brave
and
bol'
He
stoled
a
diamond
ring
for
some
of
Betty′s
jelly
roll
Betty
tol'
Dupree,
"I
want
a
diamond
ring"
Dupree
tol′
Betty,
"I'll
give
you
anything"
"Michigan
water
taste
like
cherry
wine
The
reason
I
know,
Betty
drink
it
all
the
time
"I′m
going
away
to
the
end
of
the
railroad
track
Nothing
but
sweet
Betty
can
bring
me
back
Dupree
tol'
the
lawyer,
"Clear
me
if
you
can
For
I
have
money
to
back
me,
sure
as
I'm
a
man
The
lawyer
tol′
Dupree,
you
are
a
very
brave
man
But
I
think
you
will
go
to
jail
and
hang"
Dupree
tol′
the
judge,
"I
am
not
so
brave
and
bol'
But
all
I
wanted
was
Betty′s
jelly
roll"
The
judge
tol'
Dupree,
"Jelly
roll′s
gonna
be
your
ruin
"No,
no,
judge,
for
that
is
what
I
done
quit
doing"
The
judge
tol'
Dupree,
"I
believe
you
quit
too
late
Because
it
is
already
your
fate
1 Gypsy Love Song
2 Charlie Brown
3 Poison Ivy
4 What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2
5 St. Louis Blues
6 When the Saints Go Marching In
7 Shout
8 I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door
9 How Deep Is the Ocean
10 Without a Song
11 Only Sixteen
12 Open Your Heart
13 Say You Love Me Too
14 Respectable
15 Mr. Lee
16 Rock Around the Clock
17 Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
18 Gee Whiz
19 Young Boy Blues
20 Young Blood
21 Not One Minute More
22 Long Lonely Nights
23 Dance With Me
24 Betty and Dupree
25 What Am I Livin' for?
26 This Magic Moment
27 A Lover's Question
28 I Cried a Tear
29 Lonely Teardrops
30 Turn to Me
31 That Lucky Old Sun
32 Saved
33 Along Came Jones
34 Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling
35 Shopping For Clothes
36 The Night Time Is the Right Time
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