Old Betsy

D Bang goes old Betsy D A My only gun is Betsy A I can travel far and wide A E With Betsy by my side A The only time I draw my gun D A Believe me it is not in fun D A I shot it for defending me A I shot fer life and liberty A One day I went away from town D A I aim to grin a wild cat down D A The beast and I began to stare A It was a growling grizzly bear A I was gett’n whittling sticks D A I got myself into a fix D A The snow was frozen on the ground A A pack of hungry wolves came round A When I was ridin’ through the woods D A To trade off skins for boughten goods D A Forty arrows in a tree A I knew the Sioux were out for me A The only time I draw my gun D A Believe me it is not in fun D A I shot it fer for defending me A I shot fer life and liberty