Camptown Races

[codplayerben]

you really brightened up my day.

[tubulardude44]

It's an old minstrel song from the Civil War era. Foghorn Leghorn sang it all the time when he was in a good mood!

[threehappypenguins]

EVERY DAY my 2 year old son asks to see and listen to this video. He says "Doo-Dah! Doo-Dah!" when he asks. And then I play it and he starts dancing.

[lewdite]

@threehappypenguins Thank you for that…

[MrClydekewl]

I fought in Iraq and i take offense to this song.

[MrKiely415]

Loved it! Great job!

[perikorozo]

Thank you very much for this song :)

[F4rl30d]

I just sing this song also

but now that i see him singing it i find out that i song it really bad :(

[Pippomero]

I first "met" Camptown Races in Stephen King's "IT" and since that time I promised myself to listen to this song:Great,really great,you're doing such a nice work to make these old songs live once again(Digging my potatoes is one of my favourite).Greetings from Italy and sorry for my bad english

[lewdite]

@Pippomero Thank you for your generous words…

[SliveyTove]

Make an album. I'll buy it.

[DerpStuff]

Love it

[IGOROZKARSKY]

In Iceland this got turned into a Christmas song NÚ ER GUNNA Á NÝJU SKÓNUM. Nú er Gunna á nýju skónum, nú eru að koma jól. Siggi er á síðum buxum, Solla á bláum kjól. Solla á bláum kjól. Solla á bláum kjól Siggi er á síðum buxum, Solla á bláum kjól.

[IGOROZKARSKY]

PLAY IT AGAIN, LEW !

[VintHarper]

You did a great job!

[kru94]

What a pleasant song and a pleasant voice, very nice! :)

[FoxEnigma]

This is real Americana.

[graciegosboom123]

woo you rock

[Xaiango]

This inspires me to get banjo...even though that isn't even a banjo...

[danicrack2]

nice job, from spainn !!

[phillip549]

i wish i could play the banjo my great grandpa played a banjo and a violen i cant play anything

[Rohan4basu]

@phillip549 My grandpa played a violin too

[MusicMan20061210]

I've always heard it as:

I put my money on a bob tale nag,do-dah....do-dah

Put my money on a bob tale nag,and somebody beat me on eBay

[Typhus2009]

yo the new jonny cash :D

[annetta97]

good nice job cool

[jezmundberserker]

Great version.

[kryckeestrooff]

Why it aint nothing but an ol limb picking weasel, what's da madder Boy, you hungry? Yeah yeah yeah yeah! lol

[denissoff116]

i play this song on recorder but in C-dur)))

[terrafirma91]

I heard this same song with different lyrics. The chorus line went something like, "bet my money on the Jack and the Queen, somebody bet on the trey". Anyone know about this?

[landcaster11]

no i always heard it bet my money on a bob tale nag and somebody bet on the bay

[terrafirma91]

@landcaster11: Hmmm, I only heard it performed with the alternate lyrics once in a PBS documentary on Mississippi steamboats during the 19th Century.

[akinyc]

You destroyed that bango uke! You go. But why change the lyrics?!

[sk8nswim23]

spent my money on a cotton gin!

[greener144]

thank you!

[christinaoman79]

I love it...you are so cute!!!

[surhit]

I salute you, thanks a lot.

[raymondcrooke]

Over 32, 000 views! I'll never catch up with this one!

[ropermommy]

Sorry, my two year old loves this, so we play it A LOT!

[raymondcrooke]

That's okay. We play Lew Dite to our 16-month-old grandson all the time.

[thecool2000]

I Can Play This On The Piano!

[TokinBluntz]

i got to say very good i play this when i listen to this tune

[TeflonTron]

"Aw, you must know "Da Camptown Races!"

[TheSender]

You are a true hero.

[TheHerrRichardson]

Blazing Saddles

[TheConfederateBoy]

really great performance

[Quietschquatsch]

I know this song from the Foghorn leghorn cartoons!^^

[saxracing]

Haha, due to this clip I'm now looking to buy a banjolele... I'm playing the harmonica since 1 year. I had the lyrics of this song, but didn't know it till I found your clip....

WHAT A GREAT INSTRUMENT!! 

I saw allready a lot of your clips on youtube. Each time, the full stars!

Thx!

[jojomiller]

DOO DAAA

[Sinist3r666]

great song my grandmother used to sing this to me when i was young

[abhisesh94]

great work grandpa! keep playin!

[toomyg155]

I love the way you sing this I tried to play it on harmonica but need to practice....

Nice job.

Tom

[megerdie]

this is lovely. i wish you were my grandpa.

[ksavage9]

Makes me smile...I'm trying to learn this to play for my son. If you don't mind me asking, what strum pattern are you using? Could you describe your exact thumb motion/tempo? I Love it! Thanks!

[lewdite]

Like you I've looked at the video and I can't really see what I am doing and I don't have any method that I can describe other than that I only use my thumb and I sometimes brush up as well as down across the strings, but mostly it is a down brush. You just have to feel the rhythm of the song through your thumb.

Good luck!

[ZabusoVitor]

cool!!

[eagles495]

nice man thx for posting this

[renegaderapper]

learned this song back in my school days..thanks for posting it brought back some good memories!!!

[ipatrick2]

this video is amazing. thanks for sharing this song!!!

[sax62clar]

Well done !!!!!! you play bandjo since long ?

[lewdite]

Since 50 years...

[AndrewKalember]

i love you

[crazy4patsycline]

Really great. I loved it :)

[johnny102marvin]

What kind of a banjo is that? You sing great !

[lewdite]

It is a Slingerland (1920s?) banjo uke

[chelsseaaaa]

this is awesome

[DaMunchkinhead]

Funny old tune... Like it =).

[OoOo8oOoO]

Foghron leghorn....that's what i think about when i listen this song...amazing X-)

[puccafan5000]

LOL!!!

[sax62clar]

A beautiful music!!!Thank for this time!!!!!!!!

[vipemre]

Kesinlikle çok güzel hareketler bunlar. :D

[siryilmaz]

çok güzel hareketler bunlar..

[watersNO9]

City is their name,

City is their name,

33 years and won f*ck all

City is their name.

[watersNO9]

boring hell....

[Sswindlerr]

You're great.. really..

I'm recording all your songs to listen them on my Ipod

[karenjv]

Makes me miss my daddy. Thank you!

[westinpeace]

yeehaw,howdy! swing your partner round n round!

oh I reckon this brings back memories when i was in 'nam, me banjo ol' reliable never left me sight.

[tsarina101]

wow!i love it!!!

[darkwolf3825]

lol wherd you get the banjo? in the 70's? lol! good song though!

[lewdite]

It is a 1920's banjo uke.

[minhtung91]

Could someone explain to me what 'my hat caved in' means? (I just make a wild guess that it refers to how the side brim of a cowboy hat is bent up).

[ModernitySlays]

nice

[narutofuckingfan]

very nice version of this song. love it. thank you.

[Tsour29]

i like this song :)

[Bissmarck]

You are great! Love your versions of these old tunes!

[kubaSWAT]

LOVE YOU MAN!! Im singin' this song few times in a day! :]

[mihailvoiculescu]

5 stars from me sir ! Cheers *****

[lewdite]

Thank you

[TimeDefeater]

never ending sounds

[gabblerachett]

great job this sounds like american music to me

[EcuaScot1]

I think they should make watching this video a requirement for U.S. citizenship

[crueljones]

Cheers from Alberta :D

[oldstewball]

Hello

Lew...

I can't think of a better way of retiring for the day than with your sparkling rendition of this beloved Stephen Foster ditty.

Thank you,dear friend,for a special day filled with good music,fond memories and just plain old fun.

Peace,

Stewball

[Lomedae]

Very enjoyable!

[Ritzounett]

I'm sure that's how stephen foster sang this song.

[voltshock99]

You sir, are an American

[lewdite]

Love your musical heritage/hate your politics.

Cheers from Canada.....

[skylord3]

haha

[voltshock99]

For the current administration, at least, I agree.

[5249909]

omg !... my grandfather used to sing this to us!..Aww.. u just made my day :)

[dillybar4695]

nice sang really nice

[ukebamf]

how do you tune it to a d f# b tuning?

[FrogBanjoMaestro]

sounds nice looks nice too

[BeardMadam]

Shit hot

[kubaSWAT]

YOU ROCKS!! REGARDS FROM POLAND!

[lewdite]

Happy to hear from Poland. Thank you.

[Mieszkop]

Awesome!!!

[personwhoknowspeople]

classic

[CrusaderGundam]

you look like my venturer scout leader.

[Ameerali27]

Beautifully sung my friend beautifully sung. Your honesty floes from your song.

AA

[rabbits2345]

great job, man!!!

[Underview]

Good job.

[emoziz]

You are good on this song

[emoziz]

You are good on this song

[skoochnski]

whoops...that was meant for the "you are my sunshine" song.

She likes this one too.

[skoochnski]

LOL! You should hear Chicken sing this song!

" You are my shun-shine. My only shun-shine. You make me happy when skies are great......"

-A Kentucky Mommy

[ssbn03]

yeee haaww