Soldier’s Joy Songtext
von Hawkshaw Hawkins

Some tough little soldier′s on a bivouac
Were playin' stud poker in a mountain shack
But every man put down his hands
When the Captain of the guard gave a sharp command
[CHORUS]
Oh Jimmy get your fiddle out, rosin′ up your bow
Johnny turn your back, we're gonna have a show
Billy pass the broom around the court room floor
We're gonna have a tune called Soldier′s Joy
(Interlude)
The girls in Boston are dancin′ tonight
The dall-gurn redcoats are holdin' ′em tight
When we get there, we'll show ′em how
But that ain't a doin′ us no good now
[Repeat CHORUS]


There go General Washington,
He's got his horse in (sweeping run)
The barefoot boys are beggin' to fight
We′re gonna cross the Delaware River tonight
[Repeat CHORUS]
Oh we′re goin' in the wilderness
Got his army in an awful mess
Farmers got mad at the British in the hunt
They got ten thousand of the Son-of-a-guns
[Repeat CHORUS]
John Paul Jones in an old tin can
Scoured the ocean like a fightin′ man
The British said Paul are you ready to strike
And Paul said I'm just beginning to fight
[Repeat CHORUS]