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Johnny Horton – The Battle of New Orleans
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“The Battle of New Orleans” by Jimmy Driftwood appears on the Johnny Horton album, The Spectacular Johnny Horton (1959).
This is a story song in the first person by one of the
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Jhonny Bull – Battle Of The Falkland Islands (AKA Falklands War Song)
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[British National Anthem] / Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves / Britons never never never shall be slaves / Off the coast of Argentina, our Islands came to be / With
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Country Genius – Songs of the South: Louisiana
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Songs of the South
You’ll find a series of articles on this subject in the archives and each one focuses on the music of a state in the south. While great country music comes
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Johnny Horton – North To Alaska
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[Chorus] / Way up north (North to Alaska) / Way up north (North to Alaska) / North to Alaska / We're goin' north, the rush is on / North to Alaska / We're goin' north, the rush is
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Jimmy Driftwood – Battle of New Orleans
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[Verse 1] / Well, in 18 and 14 we took a little trip / Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip' / We took a little bacon, and we took a little beans / And we met the
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Johnny Horton – Out In New Mexico
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OUT IN NEW MEXICO / WRITER JOHNNY HORTON / It was in the town of Griffin In the year of '83 It was there an old cow-puncher Stepped up and said to me How do you do, young fellow
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Johnny Horton – Sink The Bismarck
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“Sink the Bismarck” by Johnny Horton and Tillman Franks was released as a single in 1960.
Inspired by the movie of the same name, this is a 4/4 march that tells the tale of the
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Johnny Horton – I Got A Hole In My Pirogue
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Well I went out a fishin' to make a little mon / To take to Cajulina so we could have some fun / On the way back, I knocked a hole in my bow / I got a hole in my pirogue, I can't
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Johnny Horton – Hank And Joe And Me
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HANK AND JOE AND ME / (Johnny Cash) / « © '59 Anne Rachel Music, ASCAP / Song Of Cash Music, ASCAP » / In the desert where we searched for gold the days're hot the nights're cold
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Johnny Horton – Mansion You Stole
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The mansion I own has captured your heart / You said it was love dear but you lied from the start / I wanted true love but you wanted my gold / Someday you'll be sorry for the lies
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Johnny Horton – I’m A One-Woman Man
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[Verse 1] / If you told me that you love me I would feel so proud / If you let me hold you honey I'd holler out loud / I'll never love another even if I can / Oh, come to me baby I
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Johnny Horton – Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
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The fiddles're squeekin' the guitars're speakin' / The piano plays a jelly-roll / The man on the drum is out from dumb / And the bass man he plays from his soul / The tables're
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Johnny Horton – Rock Island Line
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ROCK ISLAND LINE (Johnny's version) / Now this here's the story about the Rock Island Line / Now the Rock Island Line she run down into New Orleans / Just before you get into New
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Johnny Horton – Ole Slew Foot
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High on the mountain tell me what you see / Bear tracks bear tracks lookin' back at me / Better get your rifle boy before it's too late / Cause the bear's got a little pig and
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Country Genius – Funniest Country Songs
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For years, country music has been delivering some of the funniest songs, more so any other music genre. It’s what gives country music its charm, and makes it so special.
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Johnny Horton – Big Wheels Rollin’
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I left my sweetheart a long time ago / She cried and she pleaded and begged me not to go / We had a quarrel and I started to roam / Big wheels big wheels carry me home / Oh big
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Johnny Horton – I'm Coming Home
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Get your face all pretty and your hair done right / Cause we're gonna do the town tonight / Well I'm comin' into town and right on time I still got your lovin' on my mind / I'm a
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Johnny Horton – Sleepy-Eyed John
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Well a-way down yonder on the Candy Creek / I whittled out a fiddle from my wagon seat / I fiddled my fiddle and I rubbed my bow / Play a little tune wherever I go / Sleepy-eyed
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Johnny Horton – Evil Hearted Me
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Well, when the sun rose this morning / I was feeling mighty bad / My baby said; "good morning" / Hell, it made me mad / Because I was evil, evil hearted me / I'm down right evil
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Johnny Horton – Comanche (The Brave Horse)
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[Verse 1] / The battle was over at Custer's last stand / And Taps were sounding for all the brave men / While one lone survivor wounded and weak / Comanche the brave horse, lay at
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Johnny Horton – Sinking Of The Reuben James
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[Chorus] / What were their names, tell me what were their names? / Did you have a friend on the Good Reuben James? / [Verse 1] / Have you heard of a ship called that good Reuben
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Johnny Horton – Same Old Tale That The Crow Told Me
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Well a tom cat sittin’ on a bale of hay / And a bulldog a-sittin’ on the ground / I went and fetched the bulldog’s tail / And they went around and around and around / They went
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Johnny Horton – Battle Of Bull Run
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[Verse 1] / The sun shown bright and clear that day / We all left Washington / To lick the Rebel boys in grey / At the Battle of Bull Run / They came from Pennsylvania and some
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Johnny Horton – Hot In The Sugarcane Field
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Way down in Trinidad the country / That's where the sugarcane she grow high / The boss he come and he say to me Johnny, say / "What's the reason you cry?" say / I want a my baby, I
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