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Battle Of New Orleans
Johnny Horton

The Battle of New Orleans

(Arr. J. Driftwood)

Johnny Horton

Pop Chart # 1 Apr. 27, 1959

Album: 16 Biggest Hits

Columbia Legacy Records ck 69971


(Banjo intro)


In 1814 we took a little trip

Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'


We took a little bacon and we took a little beans

And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans


We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'

There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago

We fired once more and they begin to runnin'

On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

(One-two-three, with a-one-two-three)


We looked down the river

(Hut-two)

And we see'd the British come

(Three-four)

And there must have been a hundred of 'em

(Hut-two)

Beatin' on the drums

(Three-four)

They stepped so high

(Hut-two)

And they made their bugles ring

(Three-four)

We stood beside our cotton bales

(Hut-two)

And didn't say a thing

(Two-three-four)


We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'

There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago

We fired once more and they begin to runnin'

On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico


Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise

(One-hut, two-three-four)

If we didn't fire our muskets

(One-hut, two-three-four)

'Till we looked 'em in the eye

(One-hut, two-three-four)

We held our fire

(Hut, two-three-four)

'Till we see'd their faces well

Then we opened up our squirrel guns

And really gave 'em - well we


Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'

There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago

We fired once more and they begin to runnin'

On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico


Yeah, they ran through the briars

(One-hup-two)

And they ran through the brambles

(Hup-two-three-four)

And they ran through the bushes

(Hup-two)

Where a rabbit couldn't go

(Hup-two-three-four)

They ran so fast

(Hup-two)

That the hounds couldn't catch 'em

(One-two-three-four)

On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

(One-two, hup-two-three-four)


We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down

So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round

We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind

And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind


We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'

There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago

We fired once more and they begin to runnin'

On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico


Yeah, they ran through the briars

(Hup-one-two)

And they ran through the brambles

(One-two-three-four)

And they ran through the bushes

(Hup-two)

Where a rabbit couldn't go

(Hup-two-three-four)

They ran so fast

(Hup-two)

That the hounds couldn't catch 'em

(One-two-three-four)

On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

(One-two, hup-two-three-four)


Hut-two-three-four

Sound off, three-four

Hut-two-three-four

Sound off, three-four

Hut-two-three-four

Hut-two-three-four.


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