Ray Stevens - The Battle Of New Orleans lyrics

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<b>The Battle Of New Orleans</b> by <i>Ray Stevens</i><br />In 1814 we took a little trip

Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.

We took a little bacon and we took a little beans

And we caught the bloody British in the town of New

Orleans.

We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.

There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.

We fired once more and they began to runnin' on

Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

We looked down the river and we see'd the British come.

And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the

Drum.

They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring.

We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.

Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise

If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the

Eye

We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well.

Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave

'Em... well

Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through

The brambles

And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't

Go.

They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em

Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.**

We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down.

So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round.

We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his

Behind

And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his

Mind.

Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through

The brambles

And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't

Go.

They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em

Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.**