When I get off
of this mountain
You know where
I wanna go
Straight down the
Mississippi River
To the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles,
Louisiana
Little Bessie, girl
that I once knew
And she told me
just to come on by
If there's anything
she could do
Up on Cripple Creek,
she sends me
If I spring a leak,
she mends me
I don't have to speak,
she defends me
A drunkard's dream if
I ever did see one
Good luck had
just stung me
To the race
track I did go
She bet on
one horse to win
And I bet on
another to show
Odds were in my favor
I had 'em five to one
And that nag to win
came around the track
Sure enough
we had won
Up on Cripple Creek,
she sends me
If I spring a leak,
she mends me
I don't have to speak,
she defends me
A drunkard's dream
if I ever did see one
I took up all
of my winnings
And I gave my
little Bessie half
And she tore it up and
threw it in my face
Just for a laugh
Now there's one thing
in the whole wide world
I sure would like to see
That's when that
little love of mine
Dips her doughnut
in my tea
Up on Cripple Creek,
she sends me
If I spring a leak,
she mends me
I don't have to speak,
she defends me
A drunkard's dream
if I ever did see one
Now me and my mate
were back at the shack
We had Spike
Jones on the box
She said, I can't take
the way he sings
But I love to
hear him talk
Now that just gave
my heart a throb
To the bottom
of my feet
And I swore and I
took another pull
My Bessie can't be beat
Up on Cripple Creek,
she sends me
If I spring a leak,
she mends me
I don't have to speak,
she defends me
A drunkard's dream
if I ever did see one
There's a flood
out in California
And up north
it's freezing cold
And this living
off the road
Is getting pretty old
So I guess I'll call
up my big mama
Tell her I'll be rolling in
But you know,
deep down,
I'm kinda tempted
To go and see
my Bessie again
Up on Cripple Creek,
she sends me
If I spring a leak,
she mends me
I don't have to speak,
she defends me
A drunkard's dream
if I ever did see one