In 1814 we took a little trip along with
Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip
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The Battle of New Orleans, by Jimmy Driftwood
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 seed the British come
And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing
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
Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire till we seed their faces well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em..
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 to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
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
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannonballs 'n' powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind
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
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
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Hut, hut, three, four
Sound off, three, four
Hut, hut, three, four
Sound off, three, four
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D*mn, I love this song. I am 22 and I can not get enough of the oldies from the 50s and 60s. 0 -
GRD is that the original singer because johnny horton also sang that song? 0 -
quote:300Win_Mag:
I am 22 and I can not get enough of the oldies from the 50s and 60s.
... and I'm 62, tomorrow ... ditto, ditto, ditto!
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quote:Originally posted by zipperzap
quote:300Win_Mag:
I am 22 and I can not get enough of the oldies from the 50s and 60s.
... and I'm 62, tomorrow ... ditto, ditto, ditto!
[:D][:D][:D]
Hey, Happy early BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
Relax, listen to some oldies and tap your fingers or feet! [:D]0 -
I do this song at Karaoke. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by chrishiher
GRD is that the original singer because johnny horton also sang that song?
I think jimmy driftwood was the original. But yes johnny horton made it famous.0 -
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
quote:Originally posted by chrishiher
GRD is that the original singer because johnny horton also sang that song?
I think jimmy driftwood was the original. But yes johnny horton made it famous.
Wrong. Jimmy Driftwood WROTE it (words and music) and Johnny Horton recorded it.
Jimmy Driftwood was a high school principal and history teacher who loved to sing, play instruments and write songs. Mr. Driftwood wrote many songs, all for the sole purpose of helping his students learn about this battle and other historical events. But this song turned out to be so popular that it won the 1959 Grammy Award for Song Of The Year (awarded in 1960 for musical accomplishments in 1959). Johnny Horton also won the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Country And Western Performance for his recording of this song. "The Battle of New Orleans," is about a battle in the War of 1812, and it became one of the biggest selling hits of 1959. Students might also be interested to know that there is a movie called "The Buccaneer" about the Battle of New Orleans. It is interesting to reflect on the fact that despite the turbulant early relationship between England and the American colonists, our two countries have long since been strongly united. The words were written to correspond with an old fiddle tune called "The 8th of January," which is the date of the famous "Battle of New Orleans".0 -
Oh.
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As a boy growing up that was my favorite song. Mom said when it came on the radio I would light up. Of course, that was well before Cher... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mateomasfeo
Of course, that was well before Cher...
YUCK! [xx(]0 -
Whoever wrote it..Jimmy Horton made it live... 0 -
That was a great song. I had that one memorized when I was ten years old.
And, let's not forget
"The mighty German battleship was making such a fuss..."0 -
Johnny Horton made this song famous, about 1958. It made the Brits very angry, and he followed it up with Sink the Bismark, and the Brits love the guy to this very day.
Johnny Horton was raised in Rusk, Texas, where his grandparents lived. The Horton name goes way back in that part of the country. He was a lot younger than my father and some of his brothers at this time, whom he cut and hauled pulp wood with for quite some time. He was always singing back then, too, along with my folks, whether it be on the way to or from work or while working.0
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