Battle of New Orleans

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, in 18 and 14 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 met the bloody British near the town of New Orleans [Chorus] We fired our guns, and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Verse 2] Well, I seed Mars Jackson a-walklin' down the street And a-talkin' to a pirate by the name of Jean Lafitte Hе gave Jean a drink that he brung from Tеnnessee And the pirate said he'd help us drive the British in the sea [Verse 3] The French told Andrew, "You'd better run For Pakenham's a-comin' with a bullet in his gun" Old Hickory said he didn't give a damn He's a-gonna whip the britches off of Colonel Pakenham [Chorus] We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] Well, we looked down the river, and we seed the British come And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum They stepped so high, and they made their bugles ring While we stood beside our cotton bales, didn't say a thing [Verse 5] Old Hickory said we'd take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire a musket 'til we looked 'em in the eyes We held our fire 'til we seed their faces well Then we opened up our squirrel guns and really gave 'em hell [Chorus] We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Post Chorus] Well, they ran through the briars, and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Verse 6] Well, we fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down So, we grabbed a alligator, and we fought another round We filled his head with Minié balls and powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind [Verse 7] They lost their pants and their pretty shiny coats And their tails were all a-showin' like a bunch of billy goats They run down the river with their tongues hangin' out And they said they got a lickin' which there wasn't any doubt [Chorus] We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Verse 8] Well, we marched back to town in our dirty ragged pants And we danced all night with them pretty girls from France We couldn't understand 'em but they had the sweetest charms And we understood 'em better when we got 'em in our arms [Verse 9] The guide who brung the British from the sea Came a-limpin' into camp just as sick as he could be He said the dyin' words of the Colonel Pakenham Was, "You better quit you're foolin' with your cousin, Uncle Sam" [Chorus] Fired our guns, and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Verse 10] Well, we'll march back home but we'll never be content 'Til we make Old Hickory the people's president And every time we think about the bacon and the beans We'll think about the fun we had way down in New Orleans [Chorus] We fired our guns, and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Post Chorus] Well, they ran through the briars, and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [Chorus] Fired our guns, and the British kept a-comin' But there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more, and they began runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico