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Ten Thousand Drums
recorded by Johnny Horton written by Mel Tillis & Carl Smith

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Waiting waiting for the redcoats to come
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But all I hear in my frozen ears is ten thousand drums
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Ten thousand drums Johnny Johnny don't be afraid
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We can whip those redcoats setting in the shade
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Setting in the shade

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We've got the best of all the rest of General Washington
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And when we meet those redcoats watch them redcoats run
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Throwing down their drums throwing down their drums

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Listen listen Johnny better get your gun
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Cause there ain't wooden soldiers behind ten thousand drums
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Behind ten thousand drums
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Running running Johnny watch them run
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We finally whip those redcoats finally stop those drums
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We stopped ten thousand drums

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We're the best of all the rest such Yankee son of a guns
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We can tell our mommies how we made them run throwing down their drums
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Throwing down their drums going down their drums
F            C
Ten thousand drums

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