On this day in 1959, Johnny Horton hit #1 with this retelling of ’The Battle of New Orleans’.
“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 beans And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans”
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The Battle of New Orleans
Originally posted on June 1, 2019
On this day in 1959, Johnny Horton hit #1 with this retelling of ’The Battle of New Orleans’.
“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 beans
And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans”
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