Up On Cripple CreekThe BandWhen I Get Off Of This MountainYou Know Where I Want To GoStraight Down The Mississippi RiverTo The Gulf Of MexicoTo Lake George, LouisianaLittle Bessie, Girl That I Once KnewAnd She Told Me Just To Come On By If There's Anything She Could Do{Refrain}Up On Cripple Creek She Sends MeIf I Spring A Leak She Mends MeI Don't Have To Speak She Defends MeA Drunkard's Dream If I Ever Did See OneGood Luck Had Just Stung MeTo The Race Track I Did GoShe Bet On One Horse To WinAnd I Bet On Another To ShowOdds Were In My FavorI Had Him Five To OneWhen That Nag Came Around The TrackSure Enough He Had Won{Refrain}I Took Up All Of My WinningsAnd I Gave My Little Bessie HalfAnd She Tore It Up And Blew It In My FaceJust For A LaugeNow There's One Thing In The Whole Wide WorldI Sure Would Like To SeeThat's When That Little Love Of MineDips Her Doughnut In My Tea{Refrain}Now Me And My Mate Were Back At The ShackWe Had Spike Jones On The BoxShe Said, "I Can't Take The Way He SingsBut I Love To Hear Him Talk"Now That Just Gave My Heart A FallTo The Bottom Of My FeetAnd I Swore And I Took Another PullMy Bessie Can't Be Beat{Refrain}Now, It's Hot In CaliforniaAnd Up North It's Pretty ColdAnd This Living Off The RoadIs Getting Pretty OldSo I Guess I'll Call Up My Big MamaTell Her I'll Be Rolling InBet You Know, Deep Down, I'm Kinda TemptedTo See My Sweet Bessie Again{Refrain}