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

[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Verse 3]
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

[Verse 4]
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

[Verse 5]
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