Bret Maverick whistles Sweet Betsy from Pike.[2]
SOURCE REFERENCES
01. Ballad of America, Sweet Betsy from Pike (retrieved July 3, 2014)
02. Maverick, Point Blank (1957), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
03. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Traditional American ballad, with lyrics originally published by John A. Stone in 1858 The song is about a pioneer woman and her lover Ike from Pike Coutny, Missouri on their way to California during the Gold Rush. The melody was extracted from the British song,"Villikins and his Dinah."[1]
Point Blank: Whistled by Bret Maverick as he strolled through the streets of Bent Forks,[2] Nebraska in 1871.[3]
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