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Betty & Dupree

Posted by Uncle John on February 4, 2014 at 8:10pm

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old blues on cigar box guitar and tin sandwich,Betty told Dupree, she want a diamond ring (2x)Dupree told Betty, I'll get you almost anything.Dupree told Betty: won’t you be my wife (2x)Betty said, “I’m yours, for the rest of my life”She said “Put your arms around me, like a circle round' the sun”. (2x)Put your arms around my me , we'll finish what we begun.Dupree got a pistol, it was a forty four. (2x) To get Betty that ring he had to rob a jewelry store.Dupree took his pistol to the jewelry store (2x)He killed a policeman and wounded two or three more.He went to the post office, to get his evening mail (2x)Sheriff caught Dupree and put him in the jail.Dupree's mother said to Betty, look what you have done.Made my boy rob and steal, now he's gonna be hung.Sail on, Dupree, to the bye and bye. (2x)Betty will meet you there, bye and bye.

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Uncle John February 28, 2014 at 7:24am

Thanks, Cactus!
Cactus February 28, 2014 at 12:09am

Goodun' really liked thisun'
Uncle John February 11, 2014 at 7:47am

Thank you, Jason.
Jason Mills February 11, 2014 at 7:40am

Great tune loved it!!!!
Uncle John February 10, 2014 at 10:29am

Thanks, Steve.
Slowpaw Steve T February 10, 2014 at 6:58am

there's no Blues like old Blues..! nicely played UJ (-:
Uncle John February 7, 2014 at 4:52pm

Thanks, Nancy! It kind of rings true.
Nancy kat February 7, 2014 at 11:44am

Whewwww what a story!!! Excellent UJ!! Meeeowwwww
Uncle John February 7, 2014 at 8:05am

Thanks, Sammy, Duck and Richey. This is a super story song with many different verses and many different styles of playing.

I try to give the songwriter credit. I thought this was so old that the writer as unknown. Wikipedia says Harold "Chuck" Willis wrote it and that he had a blue and R&B career in the 1950s before dying around age 30. Hmm. Well, I don't believe everything on Wikipedia.
Richey Kay February 7, 2014 at 1:17am

Cant believe I missed this one! Awesome song, well played and sang.

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