Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Battle of New Orleans, artist - Lonnie Donegan.
Date of issue: 14.05.2023
Song language: English
Battle of New Orleans |
Which was fit between the Yankees of course and them there English people |
In which the British came off rather ignominiously |
Means they never done no good, no how, alright, now shut up. |
Right |
Well in 1814, we took a little trip |
Along with Colonel Packenham down the mighty Mississipp' |
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans |
And we fought the bloomin British in the town of New Orleans |
Well, 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 a running |
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexicoooo, yeh |
Weeell, we looked down the river till we see the British come |
There must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum |
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring |
Well, we stood beside our cotton bales and never sayed a thing |
Well, we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' |
And there wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago |
We fired once more and they began a running |
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
Ederum a ohderum a ederum a ohderum |
Well, Packenham said we could take em by surprise |
If we didn’t fire a musket till we looked 'em in the eyes |
Well, we stood quite still till we see their faces well |
Then we opened up our muskets and we really gave em… |
Well, we fired our guns and the British kept a comin' |
And there wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago |
And we fired once more and they began a running |
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
Weeeeell, they rrraan through the briars and they ran through the brambles |
And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn’t go |
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn’t catch em |
All down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
Well, 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 a running |
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexicooooh ah ha tiddly dee |
Well, we fired our muskets so the barrels melted down |
Then grabbed an alligator and we fought another round |
Well, we stuffed his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind |
So when we touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind |
Well, 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 a running |
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico |