The Battle Of New Orleans
Johnny Horton
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In Ab1814 we Dbtook a little trip
Eb7Along with Col. Jackson down the Abmighty mississip'd
We took a little bacon and we Dbtook a little beans
And we Eb7caught the bloody British in a Abtown near New Orleans.
We Abfired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there Eb7was a while Abago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Eb7Gulf of MexiAbco.
We Ablooked down the river and we Dbsee'd the British come
And there Eb7musta been a hund'erd of 'em Abbeatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they Dbmade their bugles ring
We Eb7stood beside our cotton bales and Abdidn't say a thing.
We Abfired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there Eb7was a while Abago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Eb7Gulf of MexiAbco.
Old AbHick'ry said we could Dbtake 'em by su'prise
If we Eb7didn't fire our musket till we Ablooked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire till we Dbsee'd their faces well
Then we Eb7opened up with squirrel guns and Abreally gave 'em Well
We Abfired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there Eb7was a while Abago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Eb7Gulf of MexiAbco.
Yeah! they Abran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a Eb7rabbit couldn't Abgo
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the Eb7Gulf of MexiAbco.
We Abfired our cannon till the Dbbarrel melted down
So we Eb7grabbed an alligator and we Abfought another round
We filled his head with cannonballs and Dbpowdered his behind
And Eb7when we touched the powder off, the Ab'gator lost his mind.
We Abfired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there Eb7was a while Abago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Eb7Gulf of MexiAbco.
Yeah! they Abran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a Eb7rabbit couldn't Abgo
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the Eb7Gulf of MexiAbco.
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