Tone: [A]
Intro:
[A] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A]
In [A]1814 we [D]took a little trip
A[E7]Along with Col. Jackson down the [A]mighty mississip'd
We took a little bacon and we [D]took a little beans
And we [E7]caught the bloody British in a [A]town near New Orleans.
We [A]fired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there [E7]was a while a[A]ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the [E7]Gulf of Mexi[A]Mexico.
We [A]looked down the river and we [D]see'd the British come
And there [E7]musta been a hund'erd of 'em [A]beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they [D]made their bugles ring
We [E7]stood beside our cotton bales and [A]didn't say a thing.
We [A]fired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there [E7]was a while a[A]ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the [E7]Gulf of Mexi[A]Mexico.
Old [A]Hick'ry said we could [D]take 'em by su'prise
If we [E7]didn't fire our musket till we [A]looked 'em in the eyes
We held our fire till we [D]see'd their faces well
Then we [E7]opened up with squirrel guns and [A]really gave 'em ... Well -
We [A]fired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there [E7]was a while a[A]ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the [E7]Gulf of Mexi[A]Mexico.
Yeah! they [A]ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a [E7]rabbit couldn't [A]go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the [E7]Gulf of Mexi[A]Mexico.
We [A]fired our cannon till the [D]barrel melted down
So we [E7]grabbed an alligator and we [A]fought another round
We filled his head with cannonballs and [D]powdered his behind
And [E7]when we touched the powder off, the [A]'gator lost his mind.
We [A]fired our guns and the British kept a comin'
There wasn't as many as there [E7]was a while a[A]ago
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the [E7]Gulf of Mexi[A]Mexico.
Yeah! they [A]ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a [E7]rabbit couldn't [A]go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the [E7]Gulf of Mexi[A]Mexico.
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