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Johnny Horton's, "North To Alaska"
The Lyrics:
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of '92.
Why:
Refers to Seattle, Washington.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "North To Alaska"
The Lyrics:
North to Alaska, go north, the rush is on.
Why:
Refers to Alaska, a U.S. territory in the context of the song's story, but (coincidentally or maybe not) a new state when the song came out.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "North To Alaska"
The Lyrics:
They crossed the Yukon River and found the bonanza gold
Below that old White Mountain just a little southeast of Nome.
Below that old White Mountain just a little southeast of Nome.
Why:
Refers to the Youkon River and to Nome, Alaska. I've read that White Mountain is an actual mountain near Nome.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics:
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.
Why:
Refers to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics:
We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Why:
Refers to the Mississippi River and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Johnny Horton's, "The Battle of New Orleans"
The Lyrics:
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 the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin'.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin' on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
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 the town of New Orleans.
We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin'.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin' on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Why:
This 1959 novelty tune, The Battle of New Orleans, went to #1 for Johnny Horton and was written by Jimmie Driftwood. It is a humorous take on the events of the real Battle of New Orleans fought back in 1815 and is considered the last hostility of the War of 1812 (although a treaty had already been signed supposedly ending all hostilities.) In the first verse and first singing on the chorus, there is the mention of the Mississippi river, the town of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico all real places.
Submitted by: Peter
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