She's as sweet as she can be
She got eyes of baby blue
Makes my gun shoot straight and true
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Goin' up Cripple Creek
Goin' on a run
Goin' up Cripple Creek
To have a little fun
Goin' in a whirl,
Goin' up Cripple Creek
To see my girl
Cripple Creek's wide and Cripple Creek's deep
I'll wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep
Roll my britches up to my knees,
I'll wade old Cripple Creek when I please
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I went down to Cripple Creek
To see what them girls had to eat
I got drunk and fell against the wall
Old corn liquor was the cause of it all
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Well I married a wife in the month of June
I married her up by the light of the moon
We live down on Cripple Creek
We've been there about a week
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I got a gal at the head of the creek
And I'm goin' down to see her 'bout the middle of the week
Kiss her on mouth just as sweet as any wine
Wraps herself around me like a sweet potato vine.
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