The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton (1959) 1945 | (Old Timer 8141) Bill Castner |
FIGURE Mainstream, no progression
Head 2 couples square right thru
Go all the way round, that's what you're gonna do
Right & left thru with the outside two
Turn right back, start an eight chain thru
*We fired our cannons till the barrels melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannonballs and powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind
When you meet that couple do a right & left thru
Then allemande left that's what you're gonna do
Grand right & left go round the ring
Promenade with your pretty little thing
Whoop 2-3-4, whoop 2-3-4, whoop 2-3-4
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*Oh they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the places that a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
Head 2 couples cross trail thru
Go round just one, that's what you're gonna do
Dixie chain in the middle of the night, lady go left & the gent go right
Box the gnat outside to you, face the middle & cross trail thru
Allemande left with your left hand, daisy chain, now ain't that grand
Go right & left and turn back 1, right hand around the corner one
Go left and right and dosado, then take your lady and promeno
Whoop 2-3-4, whoop 2-3-4, whoop 2-3-4
SEQUENCE (Figure twice, middle break, figure twice, closer)
Copyright 1950