Battle Of New Orleans In 1814 we took a little trip, Along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Mississip. We took a little bacon, and we took a little beans. And we met the bloody British near the town of New Orleans. Chorus I We looked down the river and we seen the British come, An there must have been a hundred of them beatin on the drum. They stepped so light & they made their bagles ring, we stood beside our cotton bails & didn't say a thing. Chorus I Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise if we didn't fire our muskets till we looked them in the eye. We held our fire tell we see'd their faces well, then we opened up our squirrel guns & really gave 'em WELL.... Chorus I Chorus II They ran thru the ______ and they ran thru the bramble and they ran thru the bushes where a rabbit wouldn't go. They ran so fast the the hounds couldn't catch 'em on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down, then we grabbed an alligator & we poured another round. We filled his head with cannon balls, & powered his behind 'n when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind. Chorus I Chorus II