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The Battle of New Orleans (Arr. J. Driftwood) Johnny Horton Pop Chart # 1 Apr. 27, 1959 Album: 16 Biggest Hits Columbia Legacy Records ck 69971 [Intro] A E A D E A e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--5-------------------5-5--5--------5-------------------------------------------| g|----6---------4--6--7--------6--4/6---6--4--------2-----------------------------| d|------7--7--7------------------------------7--2/4---4--2--------2---------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------5--2/4---4--2--0--2--0-| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]
In A1814 we Dtook a little trip E7Along with Colonel Jackson down the Amighty Mississip' We took a little bacon and we Dtook a little beans And we E7caught the bloody British in a Atown near New Orleans
[Chorus]
We Afired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there E7was a while Aago AWe fired once more and they begin to Runnin On down the Mississippi to the E7Gulf of MexiAco
[Verse 2]
We Alooked down the river. And we Dsee'd the British come, And there E7must have been a hundred of 'em. ABeatin' on the drums. AThey stepped so high. And they Dmade their bugles ring. E7We stood beside our cotton bales. And Adidn't say a thing.
[Chorus]
We fAired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there E7was a while Aago AWe fired once more and they begin to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the E7Gulf of MexiAco
[Verse 3]
Old AHickory said we could Dtake 'em by surprise. If we E7didn't fire our muskets. 'Till we Alooked 'em in the eye. AWe held our fire. 'Till we Dsee'd their faces well Then we E7opened up our squirrel guns And Areally gave 'em - well we
[Chorus]
AFired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there E7was a while Aago AWe fired once more and they begin to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the E7Gulf of MexiAco
Yeah, they Aran through the briars. And they ran through the brambles.
And they ran through the bushes.
Where a E7rabbit couldn't Ago. AThey ran so fast.
That the hounds couldn't catch 'em.
On down the Mississippi to the E7Gulf of Mexico. [Verse 4] We Afired our cannon 'til the Dbarrel melted down So we E7grabbed an alligator and we Afought another round AWe filled his head with cannon balls, and Dpowdered his behind And E7when we touched the powder off the Agator lost his mind
[Chorus]
We Afired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there E7was a while Aago AWe fired once more and they begin to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the E7Gulf of MexiAco
[Outro]
Yeah, they Aran through the briars. And they ran through the brambles.
And they ran through the bushes.
Where a E7rabbit couldn't Ago. AThey ran so fast.
That the hounds couldn't catch 'em.
On down the Mississippi to the E7Gulf of MexiAco.