This Song's For You

[SlowwHand]

Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Beatles


Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Science in the home
Late nights all alone with her a test tube
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
"Can I take you out to the pictures Jo-o-o-oan?"
But as she's getting ready to go
A knock comes on the door

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
came down upon her head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
made sure that she was dead

Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Teacher gets annoyed
Wishing to avoid and unpleasant scene-e-e-ene
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
So he waits behind
Writing fifty times "I must not be so-o-o-o
But when she turns her back on the boy
He creeps up from behind

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
came down upon her head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
made sure that she was dead

P.C. thirty one said "we've caught a dirty one"
Maxwell stands alone
Painting testimonial pictures, oh, oh, oh, oh
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
Say he must go free
The judge does not agree, and he tells them so-o-o-o
But, as the words are leaving his lips
A noise comes form behind

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
came down upon her head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
made sure that he was dead
Silver hammer man

 

[SlowwHand]

Old Days
Chicago
(J. Pankow)


Old days
Good times I remember
Fun days
Filled with ship of pleasure
Drive-in movies
Comic books and blue jeans
Howdy Doody
Baseball cards and birthdays
Please take me back
To the world gone away
Memories
Seem like yesterday


Old days
Good times I remember
Gold days
Days I'll always treasure
Funny faces
Full of love and laughter
Funny places
Summer nights and streetcars
Take me back
To the world gone away
Our good memories
Seem like yesterday


Old days...

 

[boann]

Just Remember I Love You
-firefall



When it all goes crazy and the thrill is gone,


the days get rainy and the nights get long


When you get that feeling you were born to lose,

starin’ at your ceilin' thinkin' of your blues


When there’s so much trouble that you want to cry,


the world has crumbled and you don’t know why


When your hopes are fading and they can’t be found,


dreams have left you waiting, friends have let you down



Just remember I love you, and it’ll be all right


Just remember I love you, more than I can say


Maybe then your blues will fade away




When you need a lover and you’re down so low,


you start to wonder but you never know


When it feels like sorrow is your only friend,



knowin’ that tomorrow you’ll feel this way again


When the blues come callin’ at the break of dawn,


the rain keeps fallin’ but the rainbow’s gone


When you feel like cryin’ but the tears won’t come,


when your dreams are dyin’, when you’re on the run



Just remember I love you, and it’ll be alright


Just remember I love you, more than I can say


Just remember I love you, and it’ll be alright,

it’ll be alright,


it’ll be alright,


and it’ll be alright

 

[jon26]

"New Dawn Fades"

A change of speed, a change of style
A change of scene, with no regrets
A chance to watch, admire the distance
Still occupied, though you forget
Different colours, different shades
Over each mistakes were made - I took the blame
Directionless, so plain to see
A loaded gun won't set you free - so you say

We'll share a drink and step outside
An angry voice and one who cried
We'll give you everything and more
The strain's too much - can't take much more
Oh, I've walked on water, run through fire
Can't seem to feel it anymore
It was me, waiting for me
Hoping for something more
Me, seeing me this time
Hoping for something else

 

[allan]

"Sunset Grill" --Don Henley

Let's go down to the Sunset Grill
Watch the working girls go by
Watch the basket people walk around and mumble
Stare out at the auburn sky
There's an old man there from the Old World
To him, it's all the same
Calls all his customers by name
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill

You see a lot more meanness in the city
The kind that eats you up inside
Hard to come away with anything that feels like dignity
Hard to get home with any pride
These days a man makes you something
And you never see his face
But there is no hiding place
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill

Respectable little murders pay
They get more respectable every day
Don't worry girl, I'm gonna stand by you
And someday soon we're gonna get in that
car and get outta here

Let's go down to the Sunset Grill
Watch the working girls go by
Watch the basket people walk around and mumble
Gaze out at the auburn sky
Maybe we'll leave come springtime
Meanwhile, have another beer
What would we do without these jerks anyway?
Besides, all our friends are here
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill
Down at the Sunset Grill

 

[scorch]

The Ataris - San Dimas


Last night I had a dream
That we went to Disneyland
Went on all the rides
Didn't have to wait in line

I drove you to your house
Where we stared up at the stars
I listened to your heartbeat
As I held you in my arms

We hung out at the Rainbow till we drank till half past two
Nothing could go wrong, anytime that I'm with you
Like crashing a hotel room or leading up to that first kiss
Or searching for a high school that you know doesn't exist

These are the things that make me free
I feel like I'm stuck in Stand By Me
This night was too good to be true

Today I woke up alone
Wishing you were here with me
I wanted us to be something that we'd probably never be
Today you called me up and said you'd see me at our show
But now I'm stuck debating if I even wanna go

Whitney don't you see that what I say is true
I just want you to know that I have a major crush on you
I'd drive you to Las Vegas and do the things you wanna do
I'd even have Wayne Newton dedicate a song to you

I only wish that this could be
Just dump your boyfriend and go out with me
I swear I'd treat you like a queen

A queen

 

[floppa21]

Ooh Joy Division, that brought back some memories...

 

[allan]

Slowwhand posted an old Chicago song. Here's one of my favorites:

"Saturday in the Park"

Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs
Eicay varee', eisee' nardee'
Can you dig it (yes I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday

Another day in the park
I'd think it was the Fourth of July
Another day in the park
I'd think it was the Fourth of July
People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar
And singing for us all
Will you help him change the world
Can you dig it (yes I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For today

Slow motion riders fly the colours of the day
A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
Listen children all is not lost
All is not lost oh no

Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all
If we want it, really want it
Can you dig it (yes I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For the day

 

[G-Man]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Beatles

I remember that one. I think it was in Abbey road. I think I have it's chords somewhere... It was D, B7, Em*2, A7, D, A

 

[starlifter]

ARTIST: Brooks Garth
ALBUM: The Hits
SONG: Friends In Low Places

(Dewayne Blackwell/Bud Lee)

Blame it all on my roots
I showed up in boots
And ruined your black tie affair
The last one to know
The last one to show
I was the last one
You thought you'd see there
And I saw the surprise
And the fear in his eyes
When I took his glass of champagne
And I toasted you
Said, honey, we may be through
But you'll never hear me complain :frog:


'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces :midfinger
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places

Well, I guess I was wrong
I just don't belong
But then, I've been there before
Everything's all right
I'll just say goodnight
And I'll show myself to the door
Hey, I didn't mean
To cause a big scene
Just give me an hour andd then
Well, I'll be as high
As that ivory tower
That you're livin' in

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where the whiskey drowns
And the beer chases my blues away
And I'll be okay
I'm not big on social graces :midfinger
Think I'll slip on down to the oasis
Oh, I've got friends in low places


PS, Shadowdale should like the beer in this one!

 

[starlifter]

ARTIST: Brooks Garth
ALBUM: The Hits
SONG: The Dance

(Tony Arata)

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance

Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn't I the king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say you know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the danc

It's my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance

 

[starlifter]

This is an awesome ballad by Gordon Lightfoot (A Canadian!). The Edmund Fitzgerald was the mightiest of the Great Lakes ships at the time of its mysterious loss with all 29 hands, and no clues. In recent years, the wreck has been located, broken in two. The ship's bell was raised and returned to a memorial site, attended by Canadians and Americans. The exact cause is still unknown 3 decades later, but it is theorized it took water from a undogged & leaking top hatch, rode low, and was snapped in two by a gigantic wave. The shipwreck is off-limits to divers, and is itself a memorial that will go unsalvaged. BTW, "Superior" is one of the Great Lakes.


THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake it is said never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore 26,000 tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early

The ship was the pride of the American side
Comin' back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighter go it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd bin feelin'

The wind in the wires made a tattle tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew as the captain did too
'Twas the witch of November come stealin'
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the gale of November came slashin'
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind

When suppertime came the old cook came on deck
Sayin', "fellows it's too rough to feed you"
At seven p.m. a main hatchway gave in
He said, "fellows it's been good to know ya"
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
And the good ship and crew were in peril
And later that night when 'is lights went out of sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind 'er
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters

Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice water mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
The islands and bays are for sportsman
And further below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners well know
With the gales of November remembered

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the maritime sailors' cathedral
The church bell chimed til it rang 29 times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
And the legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
Superior they said never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early

 

[starlifter]

About my favorite Hymn, especially when accompanied by Bagpipes!! (Another is the Battle Hymn of the Republic, but I won't list it, to save space)

AMAZING GRACE

Amazing grace how sweet the sound!
That saved a wretch like me...
I once was lost but now I'm found!
Was blind, but now... I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils, and snares
We have already come.
'Twas grace that brought us safe thus far...
And grace will lead us home.

We've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shinning as the sun!
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun!

 

[scorch]

thats amazing, a song I actually recognize. thats coz i used 2 be a christain.

 

[starlifter]

Probably most of you have never heard of this one, but it was one of my very favorites in the early '70s by Terry Jacks... I still have the 45 single. It is a great song if you can find it somewhere. In most versions, "Emil" is replaced by "to you", and the entire 3-verse set about Francoise is not in the most commonly released singles. Presumably political correctness of the early 1970's .

SEASONS IN THE SUN

Goodbye Emil, my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

Goodbye Emil, it's hard to die
When all the bird's are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
I wish we could both be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the hills we could climb were just seasons out of time

Goodbye Papa, please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to show me right from wrong
But too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along

Goodbye Papa, it's hard to die
When all the bird's are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little kids are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

Goodbye Francoise, my trusted wife
Without you I'd had a lonely life
You cheated lots of times with them
But I forgave you in the end
Though your lover was my friend

Goodbye Francoise, it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With your lovers everywhere
Just be careful, I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach

Goodbye Michelle, my little one
You gave me joy and helped me find the sun
And every time when I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground

Goodbye Michelle, it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty flowers everywhere
When you see them, I'll be there

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach

All our lives we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song, like the seasons, have all gone!

 

[starlifter]

Simon & Garfunkel did so many great songs, but I won't put the top 5 or 6.... only I could not put one of the following without the other! So here they both are... truly great songs!!

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER

When you're weary feeling small
Whe tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side oh when times get rough
And friens just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on silver girl sail on by
You time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind


THE SOUND OF SILENCE

Hello darkness my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds when I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted
In my brain still remains
With in the sound of silence

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
'Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbled by the flash
Of the neon light that split the night
And touch the sound of silence

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people may be more
People talking without speaking
People hearing withour listening
People writing songs that voices
Never share and no one dare
Disturb the sound of silence

Fools said I you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you
But my words like silent raindrops feel
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said the words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls and tenement halls
Whispered the sounds of silence

 

[starlifter]

Geeze, how can I leave out The Righteous Brothers and the immortal:

UNCHAINED MELODY

Oh my love my darling
I've hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

Lonely rivers flow to the sea to the sea
To the open arms of the sea
Lonely rivers sigh wait for me wait for me
I'll be coming home wait for me

Oh my love my darling
I've hungered hungered for your touch
A long lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so much
Are you still mine
I need your love
I need your love
God speed your love to me

:love2:

 

[starlifter]

Most of you have never heard of a 1969 movie called "Billy Jack", and One Tin Soldier (AKA The Legend of Billy Jack) is an extraordinary song with equal lyrics, though some people may not get the rather powerful metaphorical references in places... one of my all time favorites!

ONE TIN SOLDIER

Listen children to a story that was written long ago
'bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone,
and the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend!
Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgment day...
on the bloody morning after... one tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill.
Came an answer from the kingdom: "With our brothers we will share
all the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there."

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend!
Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgment day...
on the bloody morning after... one tin soldier rides away.

Now the valley cried with anger; mount your horses, draw your sword!
And they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward.
Now they stood beside the treasure, on the mountain dark and red,
turned the stone and looked beneath it... "Peace on earth" was all it said.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend!
Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgment day...
on the bloody morning after... one tin soldier rides away.

 

[starlifter]

Since I just can't cut out any of these songs, I'll group them together: What A Wonderful World, Blowin In The Wind, Imagine...

One of the most unique singing voices was Louis Armstrong. My aircrews and I played this song over the intercom systems during our dozens of long flights to the Middle East in the Persian Gulf War, as well as on many humanitarian missions to the 3rd world, especially during the Christmas seasons....

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

I see trees of green red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people goin' by
I see friends shaking hands saying "how do you do"
They're really saying "I love you"

I hear babies cry I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world
Oh yeah




Peter, Paul, & Mary... what else can you say. Another great song!

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

How many roads must a man walk down
Before they call him a man
How many seas must a white dove sails
Before she sleeps in the sand
How many times must a cannonball flies
Before they're forever banned
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
How many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free
How many times can a man turns his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky
How many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry
How many depths will it takes 'til he knows
That too many peoples have died
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind



And last, but not least... John Lennon. I was in college, listening to the radio when he was murdered in 1980.... couldn't believe it, even if I didn't agree with some of his religious views, it does not detract at all from his vision of a more peaceful world!!

IMAGINE

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living in harmony

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

 

[starlifter]

Ballads tell stories, and here are three of my all time western favorites, going back several decades! Marty Robbins was my favorite western singer growing up in Texas... I'll only his most familiar song here.

EL PASO

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl
Nighttime would find me in Rose's Cantina
Music would play and Felina would whirl

Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina
Wicked and evil while casting a spell
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden
I was in love, but in vain I could tell


One night a wild young cowboy came in
Wild as the West Texas wind
Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing
With wicked Felina, the girl that I love
So in anger

I challenged his right for the love of this maiden
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore
My challenge was answered, in less than a heartbeat
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor

Just for a moment I stood there in silence
Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done
Many thoughts race through my mind as I stood there
I had but one chance and that was to run

Out through the back door of Rose's I ran
Out where the horses were tied
I caught a good one; he looked like he could run
Up on his back and away I did ride
Just as fast ...

As I could from the West Texas town of El Paso
Out thru the badlands of New Mexico
Back in El Paso my life would be worthless
Everything's gone in life nothing is left

It's been so long since I've seen the young lady
My love is stronger than my fear of death!


I saddled up and away I did go
Riding alone in the dark
Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me
Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart
And it last here

I am on the hill overlooking El Paso
I can see Rose's Cantina below
My love is strong and it pushes me onward
Down off the hill to Felina I go

Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys
Off to my left ride a dozen or more
Shouting and shooting; I can't let them catch me
I've have to make it to Rose's back door

Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side
Though I am trying to stay in the saddle
I'm getting weary, unable to ride
But my love for

Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen
Though I am weary, I can't stop to rest
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest

From out of nowhere, Felina has found me
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for
One little kiss and Felina goodbye




Johnny Horton had many great ballads, and these two are about the most fun and memorable! The Bismark was, of course, the mighty German battleship that gave the British such consternation in WW II...

SINK THE BISMARK

In may of nineteen forty-one the war had just begun...
The Germans had the biggest ships
That had the biggest guns!
The Bismark was the fastest ship
That ever sailed the seas...
On her deck were guns as big as steers
And shells as big as trees!

Out of the cold and foggy night
Came the British ship the Hood
And ev'ry British seaman -- he knew and understood
They had to sink the Bismark the terror of the sea
Stop those guns as bid as steers
And those shells as big as trees!

We'll find that German battleship
That's makin' such a fuss!
We gotta sink the Bismark
'Cause the world depends on us!!
Hit the decks a-runnin' boys
And spin those guns around...
When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down!

The Hood found the Bismark and on that fatal day
The Bismark started firin' fifteen miles away
We gotta sink the Bismark was the battle sound
But when the smoke had cleared away
The mighty Hood went down!
For six long days and weary nights
They tried to find her trail
Churchill told the people put ev'ry ship a-sail
'Cause somewhere on that ocean
I know she's gotta be
We gotta sink the Bismark to the bottom of the sea

We'll find that German battleship
That's makin' such a fuss!
We gotta sink the Bismark
'Cause the world depends on us!!!
Hit the decks a-runnin' boys
And spin those guns around...
When we find the Bismark we gotta cut her down!

The fog was gone the seventh day
And they saw the mornin' sun
Ten hours away from homeland
The Bismark made its run!
The admiral of the British fleet said
Turn those bows around...
We found that German battleship
And we're gonna cut her down.

The british guns were aimed
And the shells were comin' fast...
The first shell hit the Bismark
They knew she couldn't last!
That mighty German battleship is just a memory
Sink the Bismark was the battle cry
That shook the seven seas!

We found that German battleship
Was makin' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismark
'Cause the world depends on us
We hit the deck a-runnin' and
We spun those guns around
We found the mighty Bismark
And then we cut her down!

We found that german battleship
Was makin' such a fuss
We had to sink the Bismark
'Cause the world depends on us
We hit the deck a-runnin' and
We spun those guns around
We found the mighty Bismark
And then we cut her down!!

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In 1812, America and Britain began a war with each other for the last time. New Orleans was a strategic location, controlling the mighty Mississippi River, and the British had the best army in the world... the Superpower of the era. BTW, Andrew Jackson later became President. (misspellings are intentional because of the "down home" 1800's style of English; "seed" means "seen")

THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

In eighteen fourteen, we took a little trip...
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Missisip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans,
And they caught the bloody 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 and they began a running...
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!

We looked down the river and we seed the British come!
And there must have been a hundred of them beating on the drum!!
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring...
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.

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 and they began a running...
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!

Old Hickory said we could take em by surprise
If we didn't fire a musket till we looked em in the eyes
We held our fire till we seed their face well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and really gave em well..

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 and they began a running...
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!

And 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 the hounds couldn't catch em
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!

We fired our cannons till the barrels 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 touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind!!!!

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 and they began a running...
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!

And 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 the hounds couldn't catch em
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!

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