[ti:The Battle Of New Orleans] [ar:Johnny Horton] [al:Johnny Horton'S Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.43]Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans [00:10.42]In 1814 we took a little trip [00:13.25]Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip [00:15.99]We took a little bacon and we took a little beans [00:18.68]And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans [00:21.48]We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [00:24.04]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [00:26.92]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [00:29.42]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [00:35.16]We looked down a river [00:35.96]Hut-two [00:36.15]And we see'd the British come [00:37.46]Three-four [00:37.64]And there must have been a hundred of'em [00:39.39]Hut-two [00:39.58]Beatin' on the drums [00:40.51]Three-four [00:40.76]They stepped so high [00:41.78]Hut-two [00:41.96]And they made their bugles ring [00:43.09]Three-four [00:43.28]We stood by our cotton bales [00:44.40](Hut-two) [00:44.65]And didn't say a thing [00:46.17]We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [00:48.17]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [00:51.29]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [00:53.72]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [00:59.27]Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise [01:01.40]One-hut two-three-four [01:00.92]If we didn't fire our muskets [01:03.24]One-hut two-three-four [01:03.61]'Till we looked 'em in the eye [01:05.04]One-hut two-three-four [01:05.36]We held our fire [01:06.23]Hut two-three-four [01:06.60]'Till we see'd their faces well [01:07.73]Then we opened up our squirrel guns [01:08.97]And really gave 'em - well we [01:11.16]Fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [01:13.78]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [01:16.40]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [01:18.34]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [01:22.02]Yeah they ran through the briars [01:25.32]One-hup-two [01:25.51]And they ran through the brambles [01:26.51]Hup-two-three-four [01:26.70]And they ran through the bushes [01:28.01]Hup-two [01:28.26]Where the rabbit couldn't go [01:29.32]Hup-two-three-four [01:29.57]They ran so fast [01:30.63]Hup-two [01:31.06]That the hounds couldn't catch 'em [01:32.44]One-two-three-four [01:32.62]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [01:34.15]One-two hup-two-three-four [01:39.78]We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down [01:43.28]So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round [01:45.96]We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind [01:48.40]And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind [01:51.58]We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' [01:54.02]There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago [01:57.07]We fired once more and they begin to runnin' [01:59.44]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [02:04.94]Yeah they ran through the briars [02:06.24]Hup-one-two [02:06.37]And they ran through the brambles [02:07.43]One-two-three-four [02:07.62]And they ran through the bushes [02:08.74]Hup-two [02:08.93]Where the rabbit couldn't go [02:09.99]Hup-two-three-four [02:10.36]They ran so fast [02:11.48]Hup-two [02:11.67]That the hounds couldn't catch 'em [02:12.92]One-two-three-four [02:13.11]On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico [02:16.60]One-two hup-two-three-four [02:16.98]Hut-two-three-four [02:18.56]Sound off three-four [02:21.12]Hut-two-three-four [02:23.99]Sound off three-four [02:26.24]Hut-two-three-four [02:27.30]Hut-two-three-four