X:1
T:The Battle of New Orleans
C:Jimmy Driftwood
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
A | B2 BB B2 AG | ABAG E2 z
w:1.~In eigh-teen and four-teen we took a lit-tle trip,
G | AAAB AGED | GGGG D2 z
w:A-long with Colo-nel Jack-son down the might-y Mis-sis-sip.
D | BBBc BBAG | ABAG E2
w:We took a lit-tle bac-on, and we took a lit-tle beans,
GG | AGAB AGED | GG GG G2 z
w:and we fought the blood-y Brit-ish in the town of New Or-leans.
G | B2 d2 d2 Bc | dedB AG z
w:Ch:~We fired our guns and the Brit-ish kept a'-com-in'.
G | BBdd dBde | dBAA G2 z
w:There was-n't 'bout as man-y as there was a while a-go.
B | d2 d2 d2 B2 | dedB AG- G2 |
w:We fired once more, and they be-gan to runn-in'_
dBde ddde | dB AG G2 z |]
w:Down the Mis-sis-sip-i to the Gulf of Mex-i-co.
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W:2. We looked down the river, and we seen the British come,
W:And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on a drum.
W:They stepped so high, and they made the bugles ring.
W:We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:3. Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
W:If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eyes
W:We held our fire til we seen their faces well.
W:Then, we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em a little... Well,
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:4. Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
W:And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
W:They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
W:on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:5. We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down.
W:So, we grabbed an alligator, and we fought another round.
W:We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind.
W:And. when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.
W:(Chorus, 2x)

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X:2
T:The Battle of New Orleans
C:Jimmy Driftwood
M:C
L:1/8
K:D
  e | f2 ff f2 ed | efed B2 z
w:1.~In eigh-teen and four-teen we took a lit-tle trip,
  d | eeef edBA | dddd A2 z
w:A-long with Colo-nel Jack-son down the might-y Mis-sis-sip.
  A | fffg ffed | efed B2
w:We took a lit-tle bac-on, and we took a lit-tle beans,
  dd | edef edBA | dd dd d2 z
w:and we fought the blood-y Brit-ish in the town of New Or-leans.
  d | f2 a2 a2 fg | abaf ed z
w:Ch:~We fired our guns and the Brit-ish kept a'-com-in'.
  d | ffaa afab | afee d2 z
w:There was-n't 'bout as man-y as there was a while a-go.
  f | a2 a2 a2 f2 | abaf ed- d2 |
w:We fired once more, and they be-gan to runn-in'_
  afab aaab | af ed d2 z |]
w:Down the Mis-sis-sip-pi to the Gulf of Mex-i-co.
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W:2. We looked down the river, and we seen the British come,
W:And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on a drum.
W:They stepped so high, and they made the bugles ring.
W:We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:3. Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
W:If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eyes
W:We held our fire til we seen their faces well.
W:Then, we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em a little... Well,
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:4. Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
W:And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
W:They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
W:on down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
W:(Chorus)
W:
W:5. We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down.
W:So, we grabbed an alligator, and we fought another round.
W:We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind.
W:And. when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.
W:(Chorus, 2x)

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X:3
T:The Battle of New Orleans
C:Jimmy Driftwood
O:American
M:C|
L:1/8
R:March
S:Step One: Play Pennywhistle, Peter Pickow
Z:Trans. by Thornton Rose, 2001
K:D
P:A
(d2 e2 | "D"fefa feBf | "G"e fed "Em"B2) (cd | "A7"edef edBc | "D"dBAF D2) :|
P:B
(D2 E2 | F2 A2) ("Bm"A3 F | "D"ABAG FE)(DE | FDAD "G"BDAB | "A7"AF G2 "D"D2) :|
P:C (Alt. repeat of B)
(d2 e2 | f2 a2) "Bm"a3 (f | "D"abag fede | fa2) (f"G7"a2) (ab | "A7"afec "D"d2) |]