Camptown Races

Camptown Races or Camptown Ladies is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864). 
This theme was used once in a few cartoons such as "Fresh Hare" and "Early to Bet", and then mainly used in the Foghorn Leghorn cartoon series like "Fox-Terror", "The Dixie Fryer", and others, beginning with "Henhouse Henery". In many instances in these Foghorn Leghorn cartoons, either the instrumental version of the song plays in the music score or opening credits, or have Foghorn sing the chorus of the song, with most of the lyrics being either hummed (or in the case of "The Dixie Fryer" and "Weasel While You Work", substituted) except for "Doo-Dah! Doo-Dah!" which is sung by him more often that the rest of the song lyrics.
This theme is also occasionally heard in the music score of some cartoons, usually during scenes of characters gambling like in "Mississippi Hare".
== Appearances ==
* "Fresh Hare" - Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and the Mounties sing this song at the end of the cartoon, complete with blackface make-up.
* "Early to Bet" - The instrumental version played in the opening credits.
* "Mississippi Hare" - It is sung by Bugs Bunny in one scene, and the instrumental version is occasionally played in the music score.
 
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