Battle of New Orleans (Prairie 1040 ) Chuck Donahue

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Sides face, grand square
In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'
We took a little bacon and we took a little bean
And we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans
We fired our guns and the British kept a-coming
There wasn't nigh as many as there was awhile ago
We fired once more and they began a-running
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Allemande left with the old left hand
Partner by the right for a right & left grand
Hand over hand, around you go, meet that lady and promenade
Hup, 2, 3, 4...hup, 2, 3, 4
Hup, 2, 3, 4...hup, 2, 3, 4
ADDITIONAL GRAND SQUARE LYRICS
We looked down the river and we saw the British come
There must have been a hundred beatin' on the drums
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring
We stood beside the cotton bales and didn't say a thing
We fired our guns and the British kept a-coming
There wasn't quite as many as there was awhile ago
We fired once more and they began a-running
Way down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We fired our cannon until the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and fought another round
We filled his head with cannon balls and powdered his behind
And when we set the powder off, the 'gator lost his mind
We fired our guns and the British kept a-coming
There wasn't quite as many as there was awhile ago
We fired once more and they began a-running
Way down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico