Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans Chords & Tabs

The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton
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In 1814 we took a little trip
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Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.
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We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
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And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.
[Chorus:]
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We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
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There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
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We fired once more and they began to runnin' on
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Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
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We looked down the river and we see'd the British come.
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And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum.
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They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring.
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We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.
[Chorus]
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Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
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If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye
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We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well.
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Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... well
 We (pause then)      [Chorus] 
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Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
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And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
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They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em



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Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.**
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We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down.
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So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round.
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We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind
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And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.
[Chorus]
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Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
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And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
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They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
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Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.**

(End with Drum March)         Hut 2 3 4 (& Fade out to end)