The Battleship of Maine-New Lost City Rambers

[ti:The Battleship of Maine] [ar:The New Lost City Ramblers] [al:The Early Recordings, Vol. 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Battleship of Maine - New Lost City Rambers [00:12.86]McKinley called for volunteers [00:14.72]I went and got my gun [00:16.18] [00:16.69]First Spaniard I saw coming [00:18.28]I dropped my gun and run [00:19.80] [00:20.33]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [00:22.76] [00:24.38]At war with that great nation Spain [00:26.83] [00:27.74]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [00:31.77]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [00:34.33] [00:47.33]Why are you running [00:48.72]Are you afraid to die [00:50.20] [00:50.82]The reason that I'm running [00:52.69]Is because I can not fly [00:54.51]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [00:56.80] [00:58.47]The blood was a running [00:59.63] [01:00.21]And l was running too [01:01.96]I give my feet good exercise [01:03.90]I had nothing else to do [01:05.62]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:08.02] [01:09.50]At war with that great nation Spain [01:11.91] [01:13.31]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [01:16.96]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:19.28] [01:32.09]When they were a chasing me [01:33.51]I fell down on my knees [01:34.87] [01:35.47]First thing I cast my eyes upon [01:37.00]Was a great big pot of pea [01:39.01]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:41.50] [01:43.08]The peas they were greasy [01:44.69]The meat it was fat [01:46.14] [01:46.66]The boys was fighting Spaniards [01:48.52]While I was fighting that [01:50.28]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:52.54] [01:54.25]At war with that great nation Spain [01:56.33] [01:57.57]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [02:01.47]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [02:04.06] [02:18.11]What kind of shoes [02:19.49]Do the rough riders wear [02:21.08] [02:21.65]Buttons on the side [02:22.86]Cost five and half a pair [02:24.89]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [02:27.47] [02:29.09]What kind of shoes [02:30.24]Do the poor farmers wear [02:32.55]All broke in [02:33.99]Cost a dollar a pair [02:35.76]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [02:38.50] [02:39.94]At war with that great nation Spain [02:42.19] [02:43.38]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [02:47.09]It was all about that Battleship of Maine