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Camptown Races is a fun and catchy song written in silly words and an easy tune. It was often sung at events and played with banjos. The Doo-Dah line made it popular for kids and adults.
The Camptown Races are more than just a song that earned a place in history for its writer, Stephen Foster. As Mike Stevens tells us from the Pennsylvania Road, over the last half century ...
Join the Minstrel Show on the farm where animals show their talents The audience asks for something from the seller Watch for the gag where he uses his mouth to carry the items on sale Follow the ...
Jenny Lewis sings backup. It’s just like the Postal Service, if the Postal Service sang about “Camptown Races” instead of eye freckles.
But the well-meaning charity show erupted into a race row when one outraged audience member took umbrage at the inclusion of the classic music-hall number Camptown Races. Pianist Sarah Fisher ...