The Battle Of The Kegs
The Battle Of The Kegs

The Battle Of The Kegs easy guitar chords by Oscar Brand

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    • Verse 1
    Gallants, 
    attend, 
    and 
    hear 
    a 
    friend 

    Drill 
    forth 
    harmonious 
    ditty 

    Strange 
    things 
    I'll 
    tell, 
    which 
    late 
    befell 

    In 
    Philadelphia 
    city 

    T 
    'was 
    early 
    day, 
    as 
    poets 
    say, 

    Just 
    as 
    the 
    sun 
    was rising 

    A 
    sol
    dier 
    stood 
    on 
    a log 
    of 
    wood, 

    he 
    saw 
    a 
    sight 
    sur
    prising. 

    As 
    in 
    the 
    maze 
    he stood 
    to 
    gaze, 

    the 
    truth 
    can't 
    be 
    denied, 
    sir. 

    Des
    pite 
    a 
    score 
    of kegs 

    or more 
    come 
    float
    ing on 
    the tide, 
    sir. 

    A 
    sailor, 
    too, 
    in 
    jerkin' 
    blue, 

    the strange 
    appearance 
    viewing, 

    First 
    damned 
    his 
    eyes 

    with great 
    surprise, 

    Then 
    said, 
    there's 
    trouble 
    brew
    ing. 

    The 
    kegs 
    must 
    hold 
    the 
    rebel 
    bold, 

    Packed 
    in 
    like 
    pickled 
    her
    ring, 

    And 
    they've 
    come 
    down 

    to at
    tack 
    the town 

    In 
    this 
    new 
    way 
    of fer
    rying. 

    The 
    sailor 
    flew, 
    the 
    soldier 
    too, 

    And scared 
    almost 
    to death, 
    sir, 

    Ran 
    out 
    their 
    shoes 
    to 
    spread 
    the news 

    And 
    screamed 
    till 
    out 
    of 
    breath, 


    Throughout 
    the 
    town 
    as 
    they 
    ran 
    down 

    The 
    strangest 
    scenes 
    were 
    acted 

    For 
    some 
    ran 
    here 
    and 
    some 
    ran 
    there 

    And 
    some 
    ran 
    quite 
    distrac
    ted 

    Some 
    fire 
    cried 
    which 
    some 
    denied 

    But said 
    the 
    earth 
    had 
    quaked 

    And 
    girls 
    and 
    boys 
    with 
    hideous 
    noise 

    Ran 
    through 
    the 
    town 
    half 
    naked. 

    Arise! 
    Arise 
    !" 

    Sir 
    Erskine 
    cries, 

    The 
    rebels 
    moor
    s, 
    the 
    pity. 

    Without 
    a 
    boat 
    are 
    all 
    afloat, 

    And 
    ranged 
    outside 
    the 
    city. 

    The 
    can
    nons 
    roar 
    from 

    shore 
    to shore, 

    The small 
    arms 
    made 
    a 
    rattle. 

    Since 
    war 
    began, 
    I'll 
    swear, 

    No 
    man 
    e 
    'er 
    saw 
    so strange 
    a 
    battle. 

    The 
    fish 
    below 
    swam 
    to 
    and 
    fro, 

    Attacked 
    from 
    every 
    quarter. 

    Why, 
    sure, 
    they, 
    the 
    devil's 
    to 
    pay 

    Among 
    folks 
    above 
    the 
    wa
    ter. 

    The keg'st 
    is said, 
    though strongly 
    made 

    Of 
    rebels, 
    staves, 
    and 
    hopes, 
    sir, 

    Could 
    not 
    oppose 
    those 
    valiant 
    foes 

    The 
    conquering 
    British 
    troops 
    are. 

    A 
    thousand 
    men 
    with 
    each 
    a 
    pen, 

    Or 
    more, 
    upon 
    my 
    word, 
    sir, 

    Would 
    be 
    too 
    few, 
    it 
    is 
    too 
    true, 

    Such 
    valour 
    to 
    record, 
    sir. 

    When 
    faced 
    with 
    guns, 

    the 
    red coat 
    runs 
    too 
    fast 

    for 
    Yankee 
    Legs, 
    sir. 

    We 
    all 
    can 
    see 
    his 
    bravery 

    subdu
    ing 
    wooden 
    keg
    s, 
    sir. 


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