The Battle Of New Orleans
Johnny HortonVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Col. Jackson down the mighty mississip'd
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 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 the river and we see'd the British come
And there musta been a hund'erd of 'em beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring
We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.
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.
Old Hick'ry said we could take 'em by su'prise
If we didn't fire our musket till we looked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire till we see'd their faces well
Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... Well -
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.
Yeah! 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.
We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought 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 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.
Yeah! 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.
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Readable chord sheet for The Battle Of New Orleans by Johnny Horton
[G] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G] In [G]1814 we [C]took a little trip A[D7]long with Col. Jackson down the [G]mighty mississip'd We took a little bacon and we [C]took a little beans And we [D7]caught the bloody British in a [G]town in New Orleans. We [G]fired our guns and the British kept a comin' There wasn't as many as there [D7]was a while a[G]go We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the [D7]Gulf of Mexi[G]co. We [G]looked down the river and we [C]see'd the British come And there [D7]musta been a hund'erd of 'em [G]beatin' on the drum They stepped so high and they [C]made their bugles ring We [D7]stood beside our cotton bales and [G]didn't say a thing. We [G]fired our guns and the British kept a comin' There wasn't as many as there [D7]was a while a[G]go We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the [D7]Gulf of Mexi[G]co. Old [G]Hick'ry said we could [C]take 'em by su'prise If we [D7]didn't fire our musket till we [G]looked 'em in the eyes We held our fire till we [C]see'd their faces well Then we [D7]opened up with squirrel guns and [G]really gave 'em ... Well - We [G]fired our guns and the British kept a comin' There wasn't as many as there [D7]was a while a[G]go We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the [D7]Gulf of Mexi[G]co. Yeah! they [G]ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a [D7]rabbit couldn't [G]go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the [D7]Gulf of Mexi[G]co. We [G]fired our cannon till the [C]barrel melted down So we [D7]grabbed an alligator and we [G]fought another round We filled his head with cannonballs and [C]powdered his behind And [D7]when we touched the powder off, the [G]'gator lost his mind. We [G]fired our guns and the British kept a comin' There wasn't as many as there [D7]was a while a[G]go We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the [D7]Gulf of Mexi[G]co. Yeah! they [G]ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a [D7]rabbit couldn't [G]go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the [D7]Gulf of Mexi[G]co.