“The Battle of New Orleans“ - American Traditional Song [RARE VERSION | LYRICS]

Subscribe to the Channel: Join Vandistan discord: Join UMF discord: “Preserving history through music.“ Archivum Musicum Description: “The Battle of New Orleans“ is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the song tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. LYRICS: 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 the town of New Orleans [CHORUS] We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin’ There wasn’t as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin’ On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico We looked down a river and we see’d 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 We stood behind our cotton bales and didn’t say a thing [CHORUS] Old Hickory said, “We could take ’em by surprise If we didn’t fire our muskets ’til we looked ’em in the eye“ We held our fire ’til we see’d their faces well Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave ’em [CHORUS] Yeah, they ran through the briers 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 We fired our cannon ’til the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round We filled his head with cannonballs ’n’ powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind [CHORUS] Yeah, they ran through the briers 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] Disclaimer: Strictly an apolitical channel. We do not affiliate with any political issues, this channel’s purpose is to preserve patriotic songs and anthems. #american #patrioticsong #warof1812