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 bloomin' 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 then they started runnin
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
We looked down the river and we saw the british come.
And there must have been a hundred of' em beatin' on the drum.
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring.
We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.
Old hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't use our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye
We held our fire 'til we saw their faces well.
Opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em hell
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
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down.
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round.
We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind
And when we lit the fuse the gator lost his mind.