Betty An' Dupree-Harry Belafonte

[ti:Betty An' Dupree] [ar:Harry Belafonte] [al:The Many Moods Of Belafonte/ Ballads, Blues & Boasters] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Betty An' Dupree - Harry Belafonte [00:19.88]Gather 'round people let me tell you 'bout Dupree [00:23.98] [00:27.50]Gather 'round people let me tell you 'bout Dupree [00:30.74] [00:34.48]And his woman back in 1903 [00:38.46] [00:41.81]Betty was her name said she wanted a diamond ring [00:45.21] [00:49.04]Betty was her name said she wanted a diamond ring [00:52.98] [00:56.43]Dupree told Betty you can have most anything [01:00.55] [01:03.48]Just lay down pretty Betty see what tomorrow brings [01:07.17] [01:10.82]Said lay down pretty Betty see what tomorrow brings [01:15.88] [01:18.50]May bring sunshine it may bring your diamond ring [01:22.09] [01:25.85]Dupree went down-town a '44 in his hand [01:29.43] [01:33.34]Dupree went down-town a '44 in his hand [01:37.04] [01:40.55]Went for the jewelry but he shot that jewelry man [01:44.40] [01:47.89]Dupree said Betty here's your diamond ring [01:51.82] [01:55.65]Dupree said Betty here's your diamond ring [01:59.70] [02:02.02]Just to please you pretty Betty [02:03.67] [02:04.57]I've done done a wicked thing [02:06.62] [02:09.77]Dupree told Betty I'm bound for Tennessee [02:13.72] [02:17.26]Dupree told Betty I'm bound for Tennessee [02:21.40] [02:24.30]I'm sorry pretty Betty [02:25.80]But that sheriff is a haunting me [02:28.22] [02:31.55]They caught poor Dupree and put him into the jail [02:35.46] [02:39.22]Caught poor Dupree put him in the jail [02:42.89] [02:46.40]Atlanta prison is where Betty took Dupree his mail [02:50.78] [02:53.86]Dupree said judge I ain't been here before [02:57.87] [03:01.53]Dupree said judge I ain't been here before [03:05.41] [03:08.50]Judge told Dupree I'm gonna see [03:10.84]That you don't come back no more [03:12.68] [03:15.36]They took him to the scaffold [03:16.98] [03:17.51]A black cap upon his face [03:19.52] [03:23.17]Took him to the scaffold a black cap upon his face [03:27.39] [03:30.09]Now the cold cold ground is [03:32.08] [03:32.58]For Dupree's resting place [03:35.09] [03:37.40]Betty went to the graveyard singing near [03:40.19]Oh my god to thee [03:41.80] [03:44.94]Betty went to the graveyard singing near [03:47.86]Oh my God to thee [03:49.81] [03:52.31]Oh mister hangman look what you done done to Dupree [03:56.60] [03:59.35]She told the hack-driver to drive his wagon slow [04:03.38] [04:07.15]Told the hack-driver drive your dead wagon slow [04:11.45] [04:14.47]When you bury my Dupree I ain't gonna see him no more [04:18.79] [04:21.55]Sail on Dupree sail on sail on Dupree sail on [04:33.01] [04:36.18]Don't mind you sailing but you be gone so long [04:40.05] [04:44.47]So long Dupree poor boy so long Dupree poor boy [04:55.41] [04:58.45]Don't mind you sailing you'll be gone so long sail on [05:06.70] [05:09.44]Dupree poor boy