Battle of New Orleans-Lonnie Donegan

[ti:Battle Of New Orleans] [ar:Lonnie Donegan] [al:1959 British Hit Parade Part 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Battle of New Orleans - Lonnie Donegan [00:03.03]Written by：Trad Driftwood [00:06.06]Well this here's the story about the battle of New Orleans [00:08.68] [00:10.64]Which was fit between the Yankees of course [00:14.91]And them there English people [00:17.71] [00:20.42]In which the British came off rather ignominiously [00:22.89] [00:24.49]Means they never done no good no how alright [00:26.54]Shut up right [00:27.82] [00:29.57]Well in 1814 we took a little trip [00:34.11]Along with colonel Packenham down the mighty Mississipp' [00:37.03]We took a little bacon and we took a little beans [00:39.54]And we fought the blooming British in the town of New Orleans [00:42.40]Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' [00:45.73]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [00:48.35]We fired once more and they began a running [00:51.25]On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico yeah [00:57.71] [00:58.35]Well we looked down the river till we see the British come [01:03.22]There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum [01:06.14]They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring [01:08.76]Well we stood beside our cotton bales and never said a thing [01:11.65]Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' [01:14.57]And there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [01:17.68]We fired once more and they began a running [01:20.30]On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [01:23.40]Ederum a ohderum a ederum a ohderum [01:26.24] [01:28.58]Well Packenham said we could take 'em by surprise [01:31.80]If we didn't fire a musket till we looked 'em in the eyes [01:36.03] [01:36.97]Well we stood quite still till we see their faces well [01:40.50]Then we opened up our muskets and we really gave 'em [01:43.00]Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' [01:46.11]And there wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [01:49.02]And we fired once more and they began a running [01:51.97]On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [01:55.92] [01:59.47]Well they rrraan through the briars [02:02.09]And they ran through the brambles [02:03.53]And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go [02:06.59]They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em [02:09.51]All down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [02:12.02]Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' [02:15.05]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [02:17.98]We fired once more and they began a running [02:20.81]On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico oooh ah ha tiddly dee [02:27.83] [02:29.31]Well we fired our muskets so the barrels melted down [02:32.20]Then grabbed an alligator and we fought another round [02:37.86]Well we stuffed his head with cannon balls [02:39.50]And powdered his behind [02:40.73]So when we touched the powder off the 'gator lost his mind [02:43.61]Well we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' [02:46.77]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [02:49.32]We fired once more and they began a running [02:52.12]On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [02:54.91]Down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [02:58.05]Down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [03:00.89]Down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico [03:03.24] [03:03.80]On down the Mississippi to the gulf of Mexico