The Battleship of Maine-The New Lost City Ramblers

[ti:The Battleship of Maine] [ar:The New Lost City Ramblers] [al:1958-1962] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Battleship of Maine - The New Lost City Ramblers [00:12.92]McKinley called for volunteers [00:14.99]I went and got my gun [00:16.25] [00:16.77]First Spaniard I saw coming [00:18.36]I dropped my gun and run [00:20.37]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [00:23.25] [00:24.45]At war with that great nation Spain [00:27.44] [00:28.20]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [00:32.14]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [00:34.65] [00:47.40]Why are you running [00:48.92]Are you afraid to die [00:50.88]The reason that I'm running [00:52.75]Is because I can not fly [00:54.83]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [00:57.40] [00:58.62]The blood was a running [01:00.37]And l was running too [01:02.26]I give my feet good exercise [01:04.16]I had nothing else to do [01:05.67]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:08.59] [01:09.65]At war with that great nation Spain [01:12.54] [01:13.41]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [01:17.10]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:19.72] [01:32.15]When they were a chasing me [01:33.84]I fell down on my knees [01:35.55]First thing I cast my eyes upon [01:37.51]Was a great big pot of pea [01:39.14]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:41.75] [01:43.08]The peas they were greasy [01:44.87]The meat it was fat [01:46.73]The boys was fighting Spaniards [01:48.74]While I was fighting that [01:50.25]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [01:53.08] [01:54.27]At war with that great nation Spain [01:57.13] [01:57.96]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [02:01.81]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [02:04.36] [02:18.16]What kind of shoes [02:19.51]Do the rough riders wear [02:21.74]Buttons on the side [02:23.18]Cost five and half a pair [02:25.02]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [02:27.94] [02:29.15]What kind of shoes [02:30.68]Do the poor farmers wear [02:32.63]All broke in [02:34.23]Cost a dollar a pair [02:36.30]It was all about that Battleship of Maine [02:38.87] [02:40.03]At war with that great nation Spain [02:42.58] [02:43.50]When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name [02:47.29]It was all about that Battleship of Maine