Jimmy Driftwood Quotes

1907–1998 United States

James Corbitt Morris (20 June 1907 – 12 July 1998), more famous as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was a prolific American folk songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Tennessee Stud".

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In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.

The Battle of New Orleans (1936)

Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
Little hoss colt playin' 'round the door
I love the girl with golden hair
And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare.

Tennessee Stud (1958)

Ole Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise,
If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eyes.

The Battle of New Orleans (1936)

Along about eighteen and twenty-five
I left Tennessee very much alive
I never would have got through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud.

Tennessee Stud (1958)

I found that girl with the golden hair
And she was ridin' on a Tennessee mare.

Tennessee Stud (1958)

The Tennessee stud was long and lean
The color of the sun and his eyes were green.
He had the nerve and he had the blood
And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud.

Tennessee Stud (1958)

We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down,
So we grabbed an alligator an' we fought another round.
We filled his head with cannon balls an' powdered his behind,
An' when they touched the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind.

The Battle of New Orleans (1936)

Stirrup to stirrup and side by side
We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide.
We came to Big Muddy and we forded the flood
On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud.

Tennessee Stud (1958)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jimmy Driftwood (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.