| D2 G | A7 D2 | D2 G | A7 D2 | [Verse 1]D2 G In 1814, we took a little tripA7 D2 'Long with Col. Jackson down the mighty MississipG Took a little bacon and we took a little beansA7 D2 And caught the bloody British in the town in New Orleans [Chorus]D2 Fired our gun and the British kept a-comin'A7 D2 And they wasn't nigh as many as they was a while ago And we fired once more and they began a-runnin'A7 D2 On down the Mississippa to the Gulfa Mexico [Verse 2]D2 G Look down river, we see'd the British comeA7 D2 Musta been a hund'erd of 'em beatin' on the drum //G Steppin' so high like to make the bugles ringA7 D2 We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing [Chorus]D2 We fired our gun and the British kept a-comin'A7 D2 Wasn't nigh as many as they was a while ago Fired once more and they began a-runnin'A7 D2 | D2 | On down the Mississippa to the Gulfa Mexico [Bridge]D2 And, they ran through the briar and they ran through the bramblesA7 D2 And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go Ran so fast the hounds they couldn't catch 'em allA7 D2 Down the Mississippa to the Gulfa Mexico [Break]| D G | A7 D | D G | A7 D | [Verse 3]D2 G Ol' Hickory said you could take 'em by su'priseA7 D2 If you didn't fire a musket 'til you looked 'em in the eyesG We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces wellA7 D2 Then we opened up with squirrel guns and give 'em a little hell [Chorus]D2 We fired our gun and the British kept a-comin'A7 D2 Wasn't nigh as many as they was a while ago Fired once more and they began a-runnin'A7 D2 | D2 | On down the Mississippa to the Gulfa Mexico [Verse 4]D2 G We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted downA7 D2 Grabbed an alligator then we fought another roundG Filled his head with cannonball an' powdered his behindA7 D2 And when we touched the powder off the 'gator blew his mind [Break]| D G | A7 D | D G | A7 D || D2 | D2 A7 D2 | D2 | D2 A7 D2 | [Bridge]D2 And, they ran through the briar and they ran through the bramblesA7 D2 And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go Ran so fast the hounds they couldn't catch 'em allA7 D2 Down the Mississippa to the Gulfa Mexico| D G | A7 D | D G | A7 D2 D |
Battle Of New Orleans
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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