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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.

— Jimmy Driftwood The Battle of New Orleans (1936)

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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)

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