Camptown Twist

CAMPTOWN TWIST As recorded by Sam Cooke (From the 1962 Album TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY) [Intro] [Vewrse 1] Now the camptown ladies they sing this song (doo dah doo da) They say the camptown racetrack five miles long (oh doo da day) I’ve come down here to see the horses run (doo dah doo da) And if I don’t make money I’ll have some fun (oh doo da day) [Chorus] Because we’re gonna twist all night We’re gonna twist all day If I don’t make some money I’ll have some fun Twistin’ the night away [Verse 2] Now the longtailed filly and the big black horse (doo dah doo da) They tried too take a shortcut and couldn’t get across (oh doo da day) The black horse stick in a big muddy hole (doo dah doo da) And the filly wound up around a ten foot pole (oh doo da day) [Chorus] I don’t care We’re gonna twist all night Gonna twist all day If I don’t make some money I’ll have some fun Twisting the night away [Verse 3] You oughtta seem them fly on the ten mile heat (doo dah doo da) They go round the racetrack and then repeat (oh doo da day) Now I win my money and the bobtailed neck (doo dah doo da) I’m gonna keep my money in an old shoebag (oh doo da day) [Out-Chorus] Yes and I will Gonna twist all night Gonna twist all day Since I done won this money I’m gonna have some fun Twisting the night away I said we’re gonna twist all night Gonna twist all day Since I done won this money I’m gonna have some fun Twisting the night away Since I done won this money I’m gonna have some fun