Lyrics and translation Pete Seeger - Sweet Betsy From Pike
Oh,
don't
you
remember
sweet
Betsy
from
Pike,
Oh,
ne
te
souviens-tu
pas
de
la
douce
Betsy
de
Pike,
She
crossed
the
wide
mountains
with
her
lover
Ike.
Elle
a
traversé
les
vastes
montagnes
avec
son
amant
Ike.
And
one
yoke
of
oxen
and
a
big
yellow
dog,
Et
un
joug
de
bœufs
et
un
gros
chien
jaune,
A
tall
Shanghai
rooster,
and
one
spotted
hog.
Un
grand
coq
de
Shanghai
et
un
cochon
tacheté.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Out
on
the
prairie
one
bright
starry
night
Dans
la
prairie,
une
nuit
étoilée,
They
broke
out
the
whiskey
and
Betsy
got
tight,
Ils
ont
sorti
le
whisky
et
Betsy
s'est
saoulée,
She
sang
and
she
shouted
and
danced
o'er
the
plain,
Elle
a
chanté,
crié
et
dansé
dans
la
plaine,
Made
a
great
show
for
the
whole
wagon
train.
Elle
a
fait
un
grand
spectacle
pour
toute
la
caravane
de
chariots.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
They
soon
reached
the
desert
where
Betsy
give
out,
Ils
ont
rapidement
atteint
le
désert
où
Betsy
a
cédé,
And
down
in
the
sand
she
lay
rolling
about.
Et
dans
le
sable,
elle
s'est
roulée
en
tous
sens.
Ike
in
great
terror
looked
on
in
surprise,
Ike,
dans
une
grande
terreur,
regardait
avec
surprise,
Saying,
"Betsy,
get
up,
you'll
get
sand
in
your
eyes."
Disant
: "Betsy,
lève-toi,
tu
auras
du
sable
dans
les
yeux."
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
The
wagon
tipped
over
with
a
terrible
crash,
Le
chariot
s'est
renversé
avec
un
terrible
fracas,
And
out
on
the
prairie
rolled
all
sorts
of
trash.
Et
dans
la
prairie
ont
roulé
toutes
sortes
de
détritus.
A
few
little
baby
things
done
up
with
care,
Quelques
petits
objets
de
bébé
soigneusement
emballés,
They
looked
rather
suspicious,
but
it
was
all
on
the
square.
Ils
avaient
l'air
plutôt
suspects,
mais
tout
était
clair.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
The
Shanghai
run
off
and
the
cattle
all
died,
Le
Shanghai
s'est
enfui
et
tout
le
bétail
est
mort,
The
last
piece
of
bacon
that
morning
was
fried.
Le
dernier
morceau
de
bacon
de
ce
matin
a
été
frit.
Poor
Ike
got
discouraged
and
Betsy
got
mad,
Le
pauvre
Ike
s'est
découragé
et
Betsy
s'est
énervée,
The
dog
wagged
his
tail
and
looked
wonderfully
sad.
Le
chien
a
remué
la
queue
et
a
eu
l'air
merveilleusement
triste.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
One
morning
they
climbed
up
a
very
high
hill,
Un
matin,
ils
ont
gravi
une
très
haute
colline,
And
with
great
wonder
looked
down
into
old
Et
avec
un
grand
émerveillement,
ils
ont
regardé
vers
le
bas
dans
le
vieux
Placerville.
Placerville.
Ike
shouted
and
said
as
he
cast
his
eyes
down,
Ike
a
crié
et
a
dit
en
baissant
les
yeux,
"Sweet
Betsy,
my
love,
we've
come
to
"Douce
Betsy,
mon
amour,
nous
sommes
arrivés
à
Hangtown."
Hangtown."
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Long
Ike
and
Sweet
Betsy
attended
a
dance.
Long
Ike
et
Sweet
Betsy
ont
assisté
à
une
danse.
Ike
wore
a
pair
of
his
Pike
County
pants.
Ike
portait
un
pantalon
de
son
comté
de
Pike.
Sweet
Betsy
was
covered
in
ribbons
and
rings,
Sweet
Betsy
était
couverte
de
rubans
et
de
bagues,
Said
Ike
"You're
an
angel,
but
where
are
your
wings?"
Ike
a
dit
"Tu
es
un
ange,
mais
où
sont
tes
ailes
?"
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
die
do,
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
Hoodle
dang
fol
di
day.
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2 Ballad of the Boll Weevil
3 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life)
4 Banks of the Ohio
5 You Are My Sunshine
6 Where the Allegheny and Monongahela Flow
7 Oh, How He Lied
8 Froggie Went a Courtin'
9 Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
10 Go Down, Moses
11 America The Beautiful
12 Hole in the Bucket
13 Erie Canal
14 Monsieur Banjo
15 No More Auction Block
16 Sweet Betsy From Pike
17 All My Trials
2 Ballad of the Boll Weevil
3 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life)
4 Banks of the Ohio
5 You Are My Sunshine
6 Where the Allegheny and Monongahela Flow
7 Oh, How He Lied
8 Froggie Went a Courtin'
9 Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
10 Go Down, Moses
11 America The Beautiful
12 Hole in the Bucket
13 Erie Canal
14 Monsieur Banjo
15 No More Auction Block
16 Sweet Betsy From Pike
17 All My Trials
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