| Betty told Dupree, «I want a diamond ring» | 
| Betty told Dupree, «I want a diamond ring» | 
| Dupree told Betty, «I'll give you most anything» | 
| He said, «Lie down, little Betty, see what tomorrow brings» | 
| He said, «Lie down, little Betty, see what tomorrow brings» | 
| It may bring sunshine, may bring you that diamond ring" | 
| Then he got his pistol, went to the jewelry store | 
| Then he got his pistol, went to the jewelry store | 
| Killed a policeman and he wounded four or five more | 
| Then he went to the post office to get the evening mail | 
| Then he went to the post office to get the evening mail | 
| Sheriff caught poor Dupree and put him in that old Atlanta jail | 
| Dupree’s mother said to Betty, «Looka' here what you done done» | 
| Dupree’s mother said to Betty, «Looka' here what you done done | 
| Made my boy rob and steal, now he is gonna be hung» | 
| Betty went to the jailhouse, she could not see Dupree | 
| Betty went to the jailhouse, she could not see Dupree | 
| She told the jailer, «Tell him these words for me | 
| I come to see you, baby, I could not see your face | 
| I come to see you, baby, I could not see your face | 
| You know I love you, but I cannot take your place" | 
| Sail on, sail on, sail on, Dupree, sail on | 
| Sail on, sail on, sail on, Dupree, sail on | 
| You don’t mind sailing, you’ll be gone so doggone long | 
| Betty and Dupree traditional | 
| Dupree was a bandit; | 
| he was so brave and bol' | 
| He stoled a diamond ring for some of Betty’s jelly roll | 
| Betty tol' Dupree, «I want a diamond ring» | 
| Dupree tol' Betty, «I'll give you anything» | 
| «Michigan water taste like cherry wine | 
| The reason I know, Betty drink it all the time | 
| «I'm going away to the end of the railroad track | 
| Nothing but sweet Betty can bring me back | 
| Dupree tol' the lawyer, «Clear me if you can | 
| For I have money to back me, sure as I’m a man | 
| The lawyer tol' Dupree, you are a very brave man | 
| But I think you will go to jail and hang» | 
| Dupree tol' the judge, «I am not so brave and bol' | 
| But all I wanted was Betty’s jelly roll» | 
| The judge tol' Dupree, «Jelly roll’s gonna be your ruin | 
| «No, no, judge, for that is what I done quit doing» | 
| The judge tol' Dupree, «I believe you quit too late | 
| Because it is already your fate |