Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Battle Of New Orleans, artist - Johnny Cash. Date of issue: 25.04.2011
Song language: English
The Battle Of New Orleans |
| 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’coming |
| There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago |
| We fired once more and they began to running 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 beating 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 them by surprise |
| If we didn’t fire our muskets until we looked them in the eye |
| We held our fire until we see’d their faces well |
| Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave them … 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 them |
| Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
| We fired our cannon until 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 them |
| Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |