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“Read, Sing, Play ABC Sing-Along,” A Singable Book, Letter X (tune of “Camptown Races”)
Posted on: September 28, 2010
Camptown X’s Here We Come!
Sing the words of the song for the letter X to the tune of “Camptown Races.”
Read, Sing, Play ABC Sing-Along
Words Adapted by Teddy Slater
Illustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
Xavier Was an Alien
(Lyrics by Teddy Slater, from book “ABC Sing-Along,” sing to the tune of “Camptown Races”)
Xavier was an alien,
extraterrestrial.
He was born on Planet X,
extremely far from Earth.
He had two pointy heads;
his vision was X-ray.
He saw exactly everything
in an alien way.
The song, “Camptown Races” was written by Stephen Collins Foster in 1850.
Camptown Races
(Sometimes known as “Camptown Ladies”)
Words and Music by Stephen Foster
The Camptown ladies sing this song
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
The Camptown racetrack’s five miles long
Oh! doo-dah day!
I come down there with my hat caved in
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
I go back home with a pocket full of tin
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Goin’ to run all night
Goin’ to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray
The long tail filly and the big black hoss
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
They fly the track and they both cut across
Oh! de doo-dah day!
The blind hoss sticken in a big mud hole
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
Can’t touch bottom with a ten foot pole
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Goin’ to run all night
Goin’ to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray
I see them flyin’ on a ten mile heat
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Round the race track, then repeat
Oh! doo-dah day!
I win my money on the bob-tail nag
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
I keep my money in an old tow-bag
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Goin’ to run all night
Goin’ to run all day
I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag
Somebody bet on the gray
A terrific wiki article about Stephen Foster (who also wrote “Oh, Susanna” and “Beautiful Dreamer”), here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Foster
A wiki article about the song, “Camptown Races,” here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camptown_Races
Johnny Cash singing “Camptown Races,”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=noYptXPHiAE
Sing-Along with this video which includes vocals, guitar and words,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXE_PfcXtYE
I like this one, too, because you can watch Lew Dite play his banjo-uke!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9euQj6cI-aQ
Alright! I also love this one…TUBA!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dM_FIjHmcs
Books which feature “Camptown Races” (Words and Music by Stephen Foster) include:
The Gingerbread Man: Folk and Fairy Tales (Building Fluency Through Reader’s Theater)
By Dona Herweck Rice
(“Camptown Races” is included in this volume on p. 17 with vocabulary definitions on p. 18)
Glorious American Songbook (A Classic Illustrated Edition)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Illustrated by Various Artists
Compiled by Cooper Edens
(“Camptown Races” is included in this volume, p. 35)
The Family Car Songbook (Hundreds of Miles of Fun!)
Words and Tunes by Various Artists
Compiled by Jason Tharp
Illustrated by Michael Gelen
(“Camptown Races” is included in this volume)
Wee Sing America
Traditional Words and Tunes and Songs by Various Artists
Compiled and Arranged by Pamela Conn Beal and Susan Hagen Nipp
Illustrated by Nancy Spence Klein
(“Camptown Races” is included in this volume)
A Treasury of Stephen Foster
Words and Music by Stephen Foster
Musical Arrangements by Ray Lev and Dorothy Berliner Commins
Illustrated by William Sharp
(Contains 50 songs by Stephen Foster, including favorites like “Camptown Races” and “Oh! Susanna,” published with illustrations and historical notes)
I love the American Heritage Music Set, which includes simple, singable arrangments to so many classic American Folk Songs and Singable Picture Books, this set includes a great sing-along for “Camptown Races,”
http://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Music-Various-Artists/dp/samples/B00009UVXI/ref=dp_tracks_all_2#disc_2
