Hawkshaw Hawkins - Soldier's Joy lyrics

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Some tough little soldier's on a bivouac<br />

Were playin' stud poker in a mountain shack<br />

But every man put down his hands<br />

When the Captain of the guard gave a sharp command<br />

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[CHORUS]<br />

Oh Jimmy get your fiddle out, rosin' up your bow<br />

Johnny turn your back, we're gonna have a show<br />

Billy pass the broom around the court room floor<br />

We're gonna have a tune called Soldier's Joy<br />

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(Interlude)<br />

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The girls in Boston are dancin' tonight<br />

The dall-gurn redcoats are holdin' 'em tight<br />

When we get there, we'll show 'em how<br />

But that ain't a doin' us no good now<br />

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[Repeat CHORUS]<br />

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There go General Washington, <br />

He's got his horse in (sweeping run)<br />

The barefoot boys are beggin' to fight<br />

We're gonna cross the Delaware River tonight<br />

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[Repeat CHORUS]<br />

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Oh we're goin' in the wilderness<br />

Got his army in an awful mess<br />

Farmers got mad at the British in the hunt<br />

They got ten thousand of the Son-of-a-guns<br />

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[Repeat CHORUS]<br />

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John Paul Jones in an old tin can<br />

Scoured the ocean like a fightin' man<br />

The British said Paul are you ready to strike<br />

And Paul said I'm just beginning to fight<br />

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[Repeat CHORUS]