Song | Battle Of New Orleans |
Artist | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
Album | Stars And Stripes Forever |
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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 fought the bloody british in the town of new orleans. | |
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
Oh we looked down the river and we seen the british come. | |
There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on a drum. | |
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring. | |
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn¹t say a thing. | |
Old hickory said we could take 'em by surprise, | |
If we didn¹t fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes. | |
We held our fire till we seen their faces well, | |
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em a little...well....we... | |
....fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down, | |
Then we grabbed an alligator and we fired another round. | |
We filled his head with cannonballs 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 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn't 'bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. |
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 fought the bloody british in the town of new orleans. | |
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn' t ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
Oh we looked down the river and we seen the british come. | |
There must have been a hundred of ' em beatin' on a drum. | |
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring. | |
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn t say a thing. | |
Old hickory said we could take ' em by surprise, | |
If we didn t fire our muskets till we looked ' em in the eyes. | |
We held our fire till we seen their faces well, | |
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave ' em a little... well.... we... | |
.... fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn' t ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down, | |
Then we grabbed an alligator and we fired another round. | |
We filled his head with cannonballs 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 ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn' t ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. |
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 fought the bloody british in the town of new orleans. | |
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn' t ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
Oh we looked down the river and we seen the british come. | |
There must have been a hundred of ' em beatin' on a drum. | |
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring. | |
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn t say a thing. | |
Old hickory said we could take ' em by surprise, | |
If we didn t fire our muskets till we looked ' em in the eyes. | |
We held our fire till we seen their faces well, | |
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave ' em a little... well.... we... | |
.... fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn' t ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down, | |
Then we grabbed an alligator and we fired another round. | |
We filled his head with cannonballs 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 ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. | |
We fired our guns and the british kept a comin', | |
There wasn' t ' bout as many as there was awhile ago. | |
We fired once more and they began to runnin' | |
On down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico. |