The Battle Of The Kegs chords by Oscar Brand
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Verse 1
(C major) (D major) (G major) Gallants, attend, and hear a friend
Drill forth harmonious (D major) ditty
Strange (G major) things I'll tell, which (C major) late befell
In (D major) Philadelphia city
(G major) T 'was (C major) early day, as poets say,
Just (G major) as the sun was rising
A sol (C major) dier stood on a log of wood,
he (D major) saw a sight surprising. (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
As in the maze he stood to gaze,
the truth can't be denied, (D major) sir.
(G major) Despite a (C major) score of kegs
or more come float (D major) ing on the tide, (G major) sir.
A (C major) sailor, too, in jerkin' blue,
the strange (G major) appearance viewing,
First (C major) damned his eyes
with great surprise,
Then (G major) said, there's (D major) trouble brew (G major) ing. (C major) (D major)
(G major) The kegs must hold the rebel bold,
Packed in like pickled her (D major) ring,
And (G major) they've come down
to at (C major) tack the town
In (D major) this new way of fer (G major) rying.
The (C major) sailor flew, the soldier too,
And scared (G major) almost to death, sir,
Ran (C major) out their shoes to spread the news
And screamed (D major) till out of (G major) breath,
(C major) (D major) (G major)
Throughout the town as they ran down
The strangest (D major) scenes were acted
For some (G major) ran (D major) here and (C major) some ran (D major) there
And some ran quite distrac (G major) ted
Some (C major) fire cried which some denied
But said (D major) the earth had (G major) quaked
And (C major) girls and boys with hideous noise
Ran (D major) through the town half (G major) naked. (C major) (D major) (G major)
Arise! Arise !"
Sir Erskine cries,
The rebels moor (D major) s, the pity.
Without a boat are (C major) all afloat,
(D major) And ranged outside the (G major) city.
The (C major) cannons roar from
shore to shore,
The small (G major) arms made a rattle.
Since (C major) war began, I'll swear,
No man e 'er (G major) saw so strange (D major) a (G major) battle. (C major) (D major)
(G major) The fish below swam to and fro,
Attacked from every quarter.
(D major) Why, (G major) sure, they, the (C major) devil's to pay
Among (D major) folks above the wa (G major) ter.
The keg'st (C major) is said, though strongly made
Of (G major) rebels, staves, and hopes, sir,
Could (C major) not oppose those valiant foes
The (D major) conquering British troops (G major) are. (C major) (D major) (G major)
A thousand men with each a pen,
Or more, upon my (D major) word, sir,
Would (G major) be too few, it (C major) is too (D major) true,
Such valour to record, (G major) sir.
When (C major) faced with guns,
the red coat runs too (G major) fast
for Yankee Legs, sir.
We (C major) all can see his bravery
subdu (D major) ing wooden keg (G major) s, sir.
(C major) (D major) (G major)
The Battle Of The Kegs
Oscar Brand
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