Sweet Betsy From Pike Pioneer Song, 1849 Written By: Unknown Copyright Unknown Did you ever hear of Sweet Betsy from Pike, Who crossed the wide prairies With her husband, Ike, With two yoke of cattle And one spotted hog A tall Shanghai rooster And an old yeller dog? Sing toorali, oorali, oorali ay Sing toorali, oorali, oorali ay The alkali desert Was burning and bare And Ike cried in fear, "We are lost, I declare! My dear old Pike County, I'll go back to you." Said Betsy, "You'll go by yourself, If you do." Sing toorali, oorali, oorali ay Sing toorali, oorali, oorali ay They swam the wide rivers And crossed the tall peaks They camped on the prairie For weeks upon weeks They fought off the Indians With musket and ball And reached California In spite of it all Sing toorali, oorali, oorali ay Sing toorali, oorali, oorali ay