[ Предположительная тональность: G ] The Battle of New Orleans Pete Seeger (Jimmy Driftwood; tune: Eighth of January, trad.) Lyrics from http://www.songlyrics.com/seeger-pete/battle-of-new-orleans-lyrics/ Verse 1: G C Well, in 18 and 14, we took a little trip D G Along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Mississip' G C We took a little bacon & we took a little beans D G And we met the bloddy British near the town of New Orleans Chorus 1: G We fired our guns & the British kept a-comin' G D G There wasn't nigh as many as they was a while ago G We fired once more and they began a run-ning G D G Down the MIssissippi to the Gulf of Mexico Verse 2: G C Well I see'd Marse Jackson come a-walkin' down the street D G And a-talking to a pirate by the name of Jean Lafitte G C He gave Jean a drink that he'd brung from Tennessee D G And the pirate said he'd help us drive the British to the sea Verse 3: G C Well the French told Andrew "You had better run D G 'For Packenham's a-comin' with a bullet in his gun" G C Old Hickory said he didn't give a damn D G He's a-gonna whup the britches off of Col. Packenham Verse 4: G C Well,we looked down the river & we seed the British come D G And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum G C They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring D G While we stood beside our cotton bales & didn't say a thing Verse 5: G C Old Hickory said we could take em by surprise D G If we didn't fire a musket till we looked 'em in the eyes G C We held our fire til we seed their faces well D G Then we opened up our squirrel guns & really gave 'em well.. Chorus 2: G Well they ran thru the briars & they ran thru the brambles G D G And they ran thru the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go G They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em G D G Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico Verse 6: G C Well we fired our cannons till the barrels melted down D G So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round G C We filled his head with minie balls and powdered his behind D G And when we touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind Verse 7: G C They lost their pants & their pretty shiny coats D G And their tails wer all a-showin' like a bunch of billy goats G C They ran down the river til their tongues were hangin' out D G And they said they got a lickin' which there wasn't any doubt Verse 8: G C Well we marched back to town in our dirty ragged pants D G And we danced all night with them pretty firls from France G C We couldn't understand 'em but they had the sweetest charms D G And we understood 'em better when we got 'em in our arms Verse 9: G C Well the guide who brung the British from the sea D G Came a-limpin' into camp just as sick as he could be G C He said the dyin' words of Col. Packenham D G Was "You'd better quit foolin' with your cousin Uncle Sam' Verse 10: G C Well, we'll march back home, but we'll never be content D G Till we make Old Hick'ry the people's president. G C And every time we think about the bacon and the beans D G We'll think about the fun we had way down in New Orleans.
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