Well it came about on a month of May
That 23 Camels sailed away
23 Camels for Douglas sailed
And the road to the Cariboo Where the Camels came from, no one knew
In the Cariboo in the days of old
From the U.S. Army or old Manchu?
In the Cariboo in the days of gold
From Arizona on a railway crew
In the Cariboo in the days of old
All the way to the Cariboo But 23 Camels that's a twist
Oh you've never seen such a sight as this
Run like a devil when the camels hiss
On the Road to the Cariboo "Ships of the Desert" was the camel's fame
In the Cariboo in the days of old
They could carry a half-of-a-ton was claimed
In the Cariboo in the days of gold
Till their feet went tender and they all took lame
In the Cariboo in the days of old
They were auctioned off away But 23 Camels, that's a sight
Where the donkey brays and the horse takes flight
It's a wonder everybody didn't die of fright
On the road to the Cariboo They kicked and bit at everything that moved
In the Cariboo in the days of old
They smelled so bad that they scared the mules
In the Cariboo in the days of gold | 
