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Thread #11891 Message #3263474
Posted By: voyager
25-Nov-11 - 03:30 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Battle of New Orleans (Jimmie Driftwood)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Battle of New Orleans (Jimmie Driftwood)
Johnny Horton's BoNO recording was about my 1st exposure to the Folk Tradition. In 1984 (abouts) I penned my own version of -
The Battle of New Oil-Lease (CHORUS)
Iran thru the presses and Iran thru the papers Iran thru the White House where the oil money flows Iran so bad, our Army couldn't catch them They took our radar bases In the Gulf of Texaco