I can confirm what Ms. Donavan said. Tommy Horton is my uncle. The sister that Ms. Donavan speaks of is my mother. Tommy has never claimed to be the son of Johnny Horton! Tommy has worked at playing music his entire life! Where he is at this point in his life is because of hard work and GOD given talent!
Goddamn yankee propoganda. We British never ran only made slow stratigic withdrawls. It was the artillery of pirate Jean LaFitte that won the battle, Not Jackson's yankee infantry
I have not heard this song since I was a just a kid.. Way COOL !!! These guy did this song perfect, just like in the old days. People wanted to change this song to our National anthem. Could of been. Thank God for You tube
My great, great, great uncle, Gen. John Coffee of Tennessee (not the by the same name of GA who was my 3x great grandpa), was Col. Andrew Jackson's best friend. He marched (ran) his Tennessee regular backwoods men 70 miles a day to the Battle of New Orleans.
heard this song off my granddads tape in his truck..mind you now i'm 27.love it.its been hard to find this song on youtube.but this is the best version iv'e found of it yet.good job.
Like hell it is! Don't go to Kingston Ontario. The decendents of the British who fought in that battle settled there annd they love to slaughter yankees even if it is only on the Hockey rink.
I Picked up some SUN RECORDS from FROM Woolworth in PHILADELPHIA IN LATE 1950s and i think it was JIMMY DRIFTWOOD back then who song The VERY UNFORTUNATE MAN and had to travel all the way from SCOTLAND to get it.(Merchant Navy : yep i"m that old lol .
The gentleman hit it! There's been a mistake on the title.It was indeed Jimmy Driftwood who wrote this song but it was Johnny Horton who,IMHO,did the best job singing it and the name Tommy Horton is a typo.Thank you for the treat.
Nope, that's not a typo. Maybe Johnny Horton did the best job singing the song, but this is Tommy Horton. Does this video look pre-1960 to you? Johnny Horton died in 1960. Tommy Horton was a regular on the Louisiana Hayride out of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1970's.
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 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 We looked down a river and we see'd the British come And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't 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 Old Hickory said, "We could take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye" We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em Well, we fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't 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 Yeah, they ran through the briers and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round We filled his head with cannonballs 'n' powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin' There wasn't 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 Yeah, they ran through the briers and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico Hut, two, three, four Sound off, three, four Hut, two, three, four Sound off, three, four Hut, two, three, four Hut, two, three, four
Please read my answer on the next page! Tommy Horton is his real name, but he is NOT related to Johnny Horton. Johnny was living in California for many years during the time when tommy was born in Brownwood, TX. Tommy has one sister. Tommy and his real father are absolute lookalikes. Johnny Horton's daughters live close to Texarkana, and will testify they have no brother. Please read my other post.
They don't have to teach me this in school. I took stairway to heaven in 3rd grade and the girl behind me said she didn't get to play her song. Oh well.
My cover of "Battle of New Orleans" used to be a video response to this video and got tons of hits because of it. Now, it does not seem to be listed as a response. Why would that change? I mean no disrespect only wish to learn how things work.
It isnt a lie at all, Napoloen faced the allied armies under the command of Lord Wellesey at Waterloo. If any of the armies had failed then the French would have won. If the British line had not held the battle would have been over. It was a close run thing.
@TheFulcherman The British troops in that song are the very same troops who defeated Napoleon's army at Waterloo, just months before. The very same guys. It's an actual historical event, although not quite as told in the song.
Not many 'same guys'. Only the 4th Foot (one battalion) was present at both battles. The 44th was split: the 1st battalion went to New Orleans and the 2nd to Waterloo.
@@williamwadman5426 No, Tommy Horton is correct. Johnny Horton died in a car crash in 1960, when he was 35 years old. Tommy Horton (no relation) is a musician in his own right. A tribute to the legendary Johnny Horton is a special segment of Tommy's show.
Old Hickory was General Jackson, the point is the ol' American boys took them through the forests because the British were out of their element and therefore having the advantage, well, they kicked ass! The Brits came back with thousands more taking the White House by burning it down, yes this was the Battle of New Orleans, 1814. The historical song written by a history teacher became very famous and Johnny putting it to music; is just a classic.
+Alwyn Dellow Jackson marched from Tennessee with an army of milita men down south. On his way back up his men started calling him old hickory due to how tough and relentless he was during the march. Hickory is notoriously a very hard wood.
Helen Islas woe your horses Sister Helen, a few good ol boys from Canada burned down the Whitehouse not the Brits ... there is a big difference, you know! The Canucks did this because in 1790 the Americans burned down The Parliament Buildings that once stood in Toronto Ontario Canada at what is now the corner of Parliament St. and Front St. Same in America Same in Canada ... Canada is already toast ... America is hanging on by a thread Christian Persecution Worldwide ... nothing new I like the music and the vocals Lord Jesus the Christ my saviour Amen Amen and Amen
hk hjg porn is a demon spirit that has infiltrated ... you can cast it out any time you want it will eventually destroy you and your loved ones and put you into poverty it will not stop even after it has taken all of what you have unless you stop it Mark 16 16 17 18 KJV 1611 Bible Ol' Hickory was a devout Southern Baptist God fearing Christian. He prayed every morning for the Almighty to help him. No one was allowed in his tent in the morning until he finished talking to the Almighty. Lord Jesus the Christ our saviour.
wikipedia ain't always the most reliable source.... They may usually pop up first in search results, but so do others that pay for topslot. Just sayin'....
-_- gosh all this debate on britsh,french,german,Prussians ,and the Dutch is rather weird i mean seriously it was all in the past dont get me wrong i love history and all but this debate is dumb wut happened in the past stays in the past just get over it already history is history u cany change it.
Again, people who need rescuing are the ones who get in there 1st and act. Rescuers stand about watching until the last minute then dive in and claim hero status. Fine, if that's what you want, just don't deny it. Don't get me wrong, I have full respect for anyone who fought and died in WW2, anything after that is nothing more than warmongering. Iraq? Afghanistan? Come on, what a fucking mess
Clapping hands doesn't make a good song - no, not at all! Could not understand why he named himself "TOMMY HORTON" - is he Johnny's son or nephew - or simply a "Trittbrettfahrer" - as the Germans say?
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I'm 68 years old and when I was 4, I remember this song. Especially about the rabbits.
Straight from the soundtrack of my childhood. Great memories!!
This song is about the war between Common Law enshrined rights of man and the unlawfulness of Admiralty Law.
This battle rages even today.
I can confirm what Ms. Donavan said. Tommy Horton is my uncle. The sister that Ms. Donavan speaks of is my mother. Tommy has never claimed to be the son of Johnny Horton! Tommy has worked at playing music his entire life! Where he is at this point in his life is because of hard work and GOD given talent!
I grew up, listening to this kind of music. I love it. This is one of my favorite songs.
Goddamn yankee propoganda. We British never ran only made slow stratigic withdrawls.
It was the artillery of pirate Jean LaFitte that won the battle, Not Jackson's yankee infantry
As did I
My dad used to make me and my sister sing this song by memory. We were 7&4!! 😊
I have a childhood memory of a favourite record of it by Lonnie Donegan-good version.
I grew up listening to this son and 60 years later I still love it!!!
Bless the song and the Lord for granting us this beautiful song ..absolute love from IRELAND. ....GOD BLESS AMERICA
Johnny Hortons album is a best seller
When I taught history, I used this song when we did the unit on the War of 1812. A timeless, terrific tune.
You know when i was little i loved this song and now older i still do :D
I love all of old songs. and singers.
Love this song and the USA even tho am British
jason Cropper there's a British version
Way back in the day found out that my ancestor was a Loyalist, lol feel yeah and my mom British.
You probably were amused at what you thought was an example of bad colonial singing.
So what do you think of Sink the Bismarck? Very popular American song about what the British had to do. America wasn't even in the war at the time !
What did you think the original Americans were 👍
I have not heard this song since I was a just a kid.. Way COOL !!!
These guy did this song perfect, just like in the old days.
People wanted to change this song to our National anthem.
Could of been.
Thank God for You tube
+Brett Paulson is he related to Johnny Horton
Learned something new today
NOW THAT MAN IS AMERICA!!!! God I love it.
My great, great, great uncle, Gen. John Coffee of Tennessee (not the by the same name of GA who was my 3x great grandpa), was Col. Andrew Jackson's best friend. He marched (ran) his Tennessee regular backwoods men 70 miles a day to the Battle of New Orleans.
Nel 1960 avevo sentito una versione di questa canzone bellissima ma non ricordo più chi lha cantava l ho cercata per anni
heard this song off my granddads tape in his truck..mind you now i'm 27.love it.its been hard to find this song on youtube.but this is the best version iv'e found of it yet.good job.
Best part about this song is that it historically accurate! Old Hickory whooped the British at the battle of New Orleans! 🇺🇸 God bless America🇺🇸
Like hell it is! Don't go to Kingston Ontario. The decendents of the British who fought in that battle settled there annd they love to slaughter yankees even if it is only on the Hockey rink.
I’m sure glad I grew up in this era because the generation from the 1990 have no more Patriotic Hearts 💔
Great performance...
That was great. I like the way he sang it.
Love it song
Song for us Yanks in 2022 vs Wales and England 🏴 during our first round matches in the World cup
Absolutely beautiful and very beautifully done!!❤️👏👍✝️🌹🇺🇸🛐💕💗💓🎆🔯🔯🌄🇱🇷
Back when they taught patriotism, civics and US history in elementary school this song was required listening.
those were the good old days.
Johnny was a teacher. This was part of his teaching.
great song and a true story, wish I could have been there. except for the alligator part, lol.
Thank you for sharing this.
tommy and I go way back from lovelady texas. i have spent a many of days down at the farm shooting guns with him. great time.
O you did not!!
Old style, the way it should be!
Very nice,
i was lucky enough to meet Tommy in Brady Texas in march, he done a great show,,
The song gets to show you that strenth isn't always in numbers just because you may find your self out numbered dosn't mean NOTHING!
Love this song & the lyrics too 😂
Too bad the lyrics are a pack of lies.
Nice drum work!!
Been searching for this one for so many years. Thanks a million. Even if it's not the original.
Excellent
Damn Tommy is gettin down. Wow what a badass. Killer video. I want to see him live now
I Picked up some SUN RECORDS from FROM Woolworth in PHILADELPHIA IN LATE 1950s and i think it was JIMMY DRIFTWOOD back then who song The VERY UNFORTUNATE MAN and had to travel all the way from SCOTLAND to get it.(Merchant Navy : yep i"m that old lol .
Awesome thanks for posting ❤ 😊!!++
An oldie, but a goodie. Justin Bieber wont last this long!! Nor any of the other current pop stars.
Song for this World cup!!
He good song
GREAT JOB !!!
Fantastic! RIP
Awesome. just awesome.
Greeeeeat!!!
The gentleman hit it! There's been a mistake on the title.It was indeed Jimmy Driftwood who wrote this song but it was Johnny Horton who,IMHO,did the best job singing it and the name Tommy Horton is a typo.Thank you for the treat.
Nope, that's not a typo. Maybe Johnny Horton did the best job singing the song, but this is Tommy Horton. Does this video look pre-1960 to you? Johnny Horton died in 1960. Tommy Horton was a regular on the Louisiana Hayride out of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1970's.
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 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
We looked down a river and we see'd the British come
And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum
They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring
We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't 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
Old Hickory said, "We could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye"
We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well
Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em
Well, we fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't 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
Yeah, they ran through the briers and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round
We filled his head with cannonballs 'n' powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind
We fired our guns and the British kept a-comin'
There wasn't 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
Yeah, they ran through the briers and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
Hut, two, three, four
Sound off, three, four
Hut, two, three, four
Sound off, three, four
Hut, two, three, four
Hut, two, three, four
I think of it as a National Anthem
You think you could download the Jimmy Driftwood version, which is the complete song?
Can’t beat Johnny Horton’s version. This is no comparison.
Only one banjo player but there musta been a hunnert of 'em beatin' onna drum.
He no how song it he good song 1814
Why aren't there 17500 likes on this video?
I can't belive the man didn't sing the Jimmy Driftwood version of The Battle of New Orleans...Very disappointing.Good video..Good song
He left out a few verses. It is similar to the Johnny Horton version though.
A little checking shows Jonny Horton died in Milano Texas in an Auto accident in 1960, he was 35.
Us older country fans already know this!
Awesome!
i live in tennessee
An Honor posthum? I knew the man and His wife Cleda. The nicest people I ever met.
When was this? Would loved to have been in that crowd.
This is a hoot! More fun than the original.
Please read my answer on the next page! Tommy Horton is his real name, but he is NOT related to Johnny Horton. Johnny was living in California for many years during the time when tommy was born in Brownwood, TX. Tommy has one sister. Tommy and his real father are absolute lookalikes. Johnny Horton's daughters live close to Texarkana, and will testify they have no brother. Please read my other post.
cool cover :)
They don't have to teach me this in school. I took stairway to heaven in 3rd grade and the girl behind me said she didn't get to play her song. Oh well.
Awesome
I have the 45rpm of this song.
AWESOME
My cover of "Battle of New Orleans" used to be a video response to this video and got tons of hits because of it. Now, it does not seem to be listed as a response. Why would that change? I mean no disrespect only wish to learn how things work.
I know this is old as dirt, but its because they took away the video response system after you posted your response, so it deleted the video
It isnt a lie at all, Napoloen faced the allied armies under the command of Lord Wellesey at Waterloo. If any of the armies had failed then the French would have won. If the British line had not held the battle would have been over. It was a close run thing.
Love Tommy
Great song. Pure fantasy. We did burn the white house down after this. That's why it's painted white.
please come to the 200th chalmette it going awesome ill be there
uss ronald reagan is coming
Yeeeahhh 🇺🇸
Dont know how my post ended up here... I was referring to the British version.
@TheFulcherman The British troops in that song are the very same troops who defeated Napoleon's army at Waterloo, just months before. The very same guys.
It's an actual historical event, although not quite as told in the song.
Not many 'same guys'. Only the 4th Foot (one battalion) was present at both battles.
The 44th was split: the 1st battalion went to New Orleans and the 2nd to Waterloo.
Hey shaggybreeks you're name in the uk means wanker!
Gator cannons... don't mess with them.
Son of Johnny Horton? Both really good singers
Johnny Horton had daughters. Doesn't say anywhere that Tommy Horton ever claimed to be Johnny's son.
Tommy is a auto corrected from Johnny .
@@williamwadman5426 No, Tommy Horton is correct. Johnny Horton died in a car crash in 1960, when he was 35 years old. Tommy Horton (no relation) is a musician in his own right. A tribute to the legendary Johnny Horton is a special segment of Tommy's show.
Old Hickory was General Jackson, the point is the ol' American boys took them through the forests because the British were out of their element and therefore having the advantage, well, they kicked ass! The Brits came back with thousands more taking the White House by burning it down, yes this was the Battle of New Orleans, 1814. The historical song written by a history teacher became very famous and Johnny putting it to music; is just a classic.
i was listening to this and not being up with US history, i was wondering who " Ol Hickory " was. how did that name come about ?
+Alwyn Dellow Jackson marched from Tennessee with an army of milita men down south. On his way back up his men started calling him old hickory due to how tough and relentless he was during the march. Hickory is notoriously a very hard wood.
hk hjg that's my porn name
Helen Islas
woe your horses Sister Helen,
a few good ol boys from Canada burned down the Whitehouse not the Brits
... there is a big difference, you know!
The Canucks did this because in 1790 the Americans burned down
The Parliament Buildings that once stood in Toronto Ontario Canada
at what is now the corner of Parliament St. and Front St.
Same in America
Same in Canada
... Canada is already toast
... America is hanging on by a thread
Christian Persecution Worldwide
... nothing new
I like the music and the vocals
Lord Jesus the Christ my saviour
Amen Amen and Amen
hk hjg
porn is a demon spirit that has infiltrated
... you can cast it out any time you want
it will eventually destroy you and your loved ones and put you into poverty
it will not stop even after it has taken all of what you have unless you stop it
Mark 16 16 17 18 KJV 1611 Bible
Ol' Hickory was a devout Southern Baptist God fearing Christian.
He prayed every morning for the Almighty to help him.
No one was allowed in his tent in the morning until he finished talking to the Almighty.
Lord Jesus the Christ our saviour.
This is fire
hahaha donkey kong with a drum
You have the name rong it is Johnny Horton not tomy horton
No, you have the name wrong. THIS video is Tommy Horton.
Or Eye talian...
wikipedia ain't always the most reliable source.... They may usually pop up first in search results, but so do others that pay for topslot.
Just sayin'....
THATS MY NAME!
Wer ist auch wegen Les Humphries' "Mexico" hier?
Not quite, not all of the troops under the flag or the Union fought against Napoleon.
1:44
i BELIEVE JOHNNY HORTON WAS THE ONE WHO SANG THIS SONG WRITTEN BY JIMMY DRIFTWOOD. (NOT TOMMY HORTON)
Hi
hello
-_- gosh all this debate on britsh,french,german,Prussians ,and the Dutch is rather weird i mean seriously it was all in the past dont get me wrong i love history and all but this debate is dumb wut happened in the past stays in the past just get over it already history is history u cany change it.
I thought his name was Johhny Horton?
Is it just the antique audio, or is the bass really as badly out-of-tune as it sounds?
Again, people who need rescuing are the ones who get in there 1st and act.
Rescuers stand about watching until the last minute then dive in and claim hero status.
Fine, if that's what you want, just don't deny it.
Don't get me wrong, I have full respect for anyone who fought and died in WW2, anything after that is nothing more than warmongering.
Iraq? Afghanistan? Come on, what a fucking mess
Who's singing it? Johnny died in 1960
Tommy Horton is singing it. Tommy Horton was a regular on the Louisiana Hayride out of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 1970's.
@@robertawalsh2995 Thanks so much - I had no idea! Thanks for teaching me something good today! I'll watch out for him x
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is tommy horton part of johnny horton family
NO
Steve Lambright that is his dad
@@owlpoodle355 I heard he was Johnny's Son from another relationship. They sure do look related.
@@drawwing You heard. 😂
Wikipedia reports that Johnny Horton never had a son.
That's because Johnny Horton didn't have a son. He had daughters. Tommy Horton didn't claim to be Johnny Horton's son.
Clapping hands doesn't make a good song - no, not at all!
Could not understand why he named himself "TOMMY HORTON" - is he Johnny's son or nephew - or simply a "Trittbrettfahrer" - as the Germans say?
cant;t
Horton condensed Driftwood’s lyrics and did not do justice to the song