The Battle of New Orleans-Johnny Horton

[ti:The Battle Of New Orleans] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al:Johnny Horton'S Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.76]Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans [00:02.39] [00:09.75]In 1814 we took a little trip [00:12.58]Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip [00:15.32]We took a little bacon and we took a little beans [00:18.01]And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans [00:20.81]We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [00:23.37]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [00:26.25]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [00:28.75]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [00:31.20] [00:34.49]We looked down a river [00:35.29]Hut-two [00:35.48]And we see'd the British come [00:36.79]Three-four [00:36.97]And there must have been a hundred of'em [00:38.72]Hut-two [00:38.91]Beatin' on the drums [00:39.84]Three-four [00:40.09]They stepped so high [00:41.11]Hut-two [00:41.29]And they made their bugles ring [00:42.42]Three-four [00:42.61]We stood by our cotton bales [00:43.73](Hut-two) [00:43.98]And didn't say a thing [00:45.50]We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [00:47.50]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [00:50.62]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [00:53.05]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [00:55.48] [00:58.60]Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise [01:00.73]One-hut two-three-four [01:00.25]If we didn't fire our muskets [01:02.57]One-hut two-three-four [01:02.94]'Till we looked 'em in the eye [01:04.37]One-hut two-three-four [01:04.69]We held our fire [01:05.56]Hut two-three-four [01:05.93]'Till we see'd their faces well [01:07.06]Then we opened up our squirrel guns [01:08.30]And really gave 'em - well we [01:09.62] [01:10.49]Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [01:13.11]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [01:15.73]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [01:17.67]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [01:20.79] [01:21.35]Yeah they ran through the briars [01:24.65]One-hup-two [01:24.84]And they ran through the brambles [01:25.84]Hup-two-three-four [01:26.03]And they ran through the bushes [01:27.34]Hup-two [01:27.59]Where the rabbit couldn't go [01:28.65]Hup-two-three-four [01:28.90]They ran so fast [01:29.96]Hup-two [01:30.39]That the hounds couldn't catch 'em [01:31.77]One-two-three-four [01:31.95]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [01:33.48]One-two hup-two-three-four [01:34.42] [01:39.11]We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down [01:42.61]So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round [01:45.29]We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind [01:47.73]And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind [01:50.91]We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [01:53.35]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [01:56.40]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [01:58.77]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [02:01.20] [02:04.27]Yeah they ran through the briars [02:05.57]Hup-one-two [02:05.70]And they ran through the brambles [02:06.76]One-two-three-four [02:06.95]And they ran through the bushes [02:08.07]Hup-two [02:08.26]Where the rabbit couldn't go [02:09.32]Hup-two-three-four [02:09.69]They ran so fast [02:10.81]Hup-two [02:11.00]That the hounds couldn't catch 'em [02:12.25]One-two-three-four [02:12.44]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [02:14.81] [02:15.93]One-two hup-two-three-four [02:16.31]Hut-two-three-four [02:17.89]Sound off three-four [02:20.45]Hut-two-three-four [02:23.32]Sound off three-four [02:25.57]Hut-two-three-four [02:26.63]Hut-two-three-four