Bang goes old Betsy,
my only gun is Betsy.
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side.
The only time I draw my gun,
believe me it is not in fun.
I shoot it for defending me.
I shoot for life and liberty.
Bang goes old Betsy,
my one and only Betsy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
One day I went away from town,
I aimed at Grin a wildcat down the beast
And I began to stare,
it was a growling grizzly bark
Bang went old Betsy, my one and only Betsy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
I was a -gettin' whippin' sticks,
I got myself into a fix
The snow was frozen on the ground,
a pack of hungry wolves came round
Bang went old Betsy, my one and only Betsy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
When I was riding through the woods
to trade off skins for bought goods
Forty arrows hit a tree
and I knew the Sioux were out for me
Bang went old Betsy, my one and only Betsy
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side
The only time I draw my gun,
believe me, it is not in fun
I shoot it for defending me,
I shoot for life and liberty
Bang goes old Betsy,
my only gun is Betsy,
I can travel far and wide
with Betsy by my side.