《Betty An’ Dupree》歌词

[00:00:00] Betty An' Dupree - Harry Belafonte

[00:00:00] Written by：Traditional

[00:00:19] Gather 'round people let me tell you 'bout Dupree

[00:00:27] Gather 'round people let me tell you 'bout Dupree

[00:00:34] And his woman back in 1903

[00:00:41] Betty was her name said she wanted a diamond ring

[00:00:49] Betty was her name said she wanted a diamond ring

[00:00:56] Dupree told Betty you can have most anything

[00:01:03] Just lay down pretty Betty see what tomorrow brings

[00:01:10] Said lay down pretty Betty see what tomorrow brings

[00:01:18] May bring sunshine it may bring your diamond ring

[00:01:25] Dupree went down-town a '44 in his hand

[00:01:33] Dupree went down-town a '44 in his hand

[00:01:40] Went for the jewelry but he shot that jewelry man

[00:01:47] Dupree said Betty here's your diamond ring

[00:01:55] Dupree said Betty here's your diamond ring

[00:02:02] Just to please you pretty Betty

[00:02:04] I've done done a wicked thing

[00:02:09] Dupree told Betty I'm bound for Tennessee

[00:02:17] Dupree told Betty I'm bound for Tennessee

[00:02:24] I'm sorry pretty Betty

[00:02:25] But that sheriff is a haunting me

[00:02:31] They caught poor Dupree and put him into the jail

[00:02:39] Caught poor Dupree put him in the jail

[00:02:46] Atlanta prison is where Betty took Dupree his mail

[00:02:53] Dupree said judge I ain't been here before

[00:03:01] Dupree said judge I ain't been here before

[00:03:08] Judge told Dupree I'm gonna see

[00:03:10] That you don't come back no more

[00:03:15] They took him to the scaffold

[00:03:17] A black cap upon his face

[00:03:23] Took him to the scaffold a black cap upon his face

[00:03:30] Now the cold cold ground is

[00:03:32] For Dupree's resting place

[00:03:37] Betty went to the graveyard singing near

[00:03:40] Oh my god to thee

[00:03:44] Betty went to the graveyard singing near

[00:03:47] Oh my God to thee

[00:03:52] Oh mister hangman look what you done done to Dupree

[00:03:59] She told the hack-driver to drive his wagon slow

[00:04:07] Told the hack-driver drive your dead wagon slow

[00:04:14] When you bury my Dupree I ain't gonna see him no more

[00:04:21] Sail on Dupree sail on sail on Dupree sail on

[00:04:36] Don't mind you sailing but you be gone so long

[00:04:44] So long Dupree poor boy so long Dupree poor boy

[00:04:58] Don't mind you sailing you'll be gone so long sail on

[00:05:09] Dupree poor boy