See Lyrics of Cripple Creek below
I got a girl and she loves me
She’s as sweet as sweet can be
She’s got eyes of baby blue
Makes my gun shoot straight and true.Goin’ up Cripple Creek goin’ in a run
Goin’ up Cripple Creek to have some fun.Cripple Creek’s wide and Cripple Creek’s deep
I’ll wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep
Roll my breeches to my knees
I’ll wade ol’ Cripple Creek when I pleaseI went down to Cripple Creek
To see what them girls had to eat
I got drunk and fell against the wall
Old corn likker was the cause of it all
About Cripple Creek Song
The classic American folk song “Cripple Creek” is well-known in the bluegrass and old-time music genres. As with many folk tunes, “Cripple Creek”‘s actual origins and original writer are unknown.
The song originated in the Appalachian area of the United States and gained popularity throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, notably among miners and rural communities.
“Cripple Creek” was most likely handed down orally, with musicians gradually adding their own variants and lines, as is common in folk music traditions. The song is often linked with the gold rush town of Cripple Creek, Colorado, although there are numerous Cripple Creeks in the United States, and it might apply to any of them.
Because of its oral tradition origins, “Cripple Creek” lacks a single recognized author. Instead, it symbolizes the communities’ communal inventiveness, which has kept the song alive and changing throughout time.
The song gained popularity in bluegrass and old-time music circles, and it remains a common melody for banjo and fiddle players today.