Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty mississip
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught up with the british in the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the british kept a-comin'
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began a-runnin'
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico
Well we eye-balled the river and we see the limeys come
Musta been a hunderd of 'em beatin' on a drum
And then they stepped so high and they made the bugles ring
We hid behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing
We fired our guns and the british kept a-comin'
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began a-runnin'
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico
Now, old hickory says we can take 'em by surprise
If we don't shoot our pistols 'til we look 'em in the eyes
So we held off our fire 'til we see them real well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and really gave 'em hell
We fired our guns and the british kept a-comin'
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began a-runnin'
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico
Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go
Ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
Well, we fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We stuffed his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind
And when we lit his tail that old gator blew his mind
We fired our guns and the british kept a-comin'
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
We fired once more and they began a-runnin'
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico
Well, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where the rabbits couldn't go
Ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
Down the mississippi to the gulf of mexico.
Hup, two, three, four.
You know, you old boys gonna be marchin' right smart, once-n-ya learn to count to four.
I swear, this song makes me giggle every time I hear it since I was a little girl!!!

Oh Gawd, I can't believe that got dredged up
