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The Battleship of Maine - The New Lost City Ramblers

McKinley called for volunteers

I went and got my gun

First Spaniard I saw coming

I dropped my gun and run

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

At war with that great nation Spain

When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

Why are you running

Are you afraid to die

The reason that I'm running

Is because I can not fly

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

The blood was a running

And l was running too

I give my feet good exercise

I had nothing else to do

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

At war with that great nation Spain

When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

When they were a chasing me

I fell down on my knees

First thing I cast my eyes upon

Was a great big pot of pea

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

The peas they were greasy

The meat it was fat

The boys was fighting Spaniards

While I was fighting that

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

At war with that great nation Spain

When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

What kind of shoes

Do the rough riders wear

Buttons on the side

Cost five and half a pair

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

What kind of shoes

Do the poor farmers wear

All broke in

Cost a dollar a pair

It was all about that Battleship of Maine

At war with that great nation Spain

When I get back to Spain l want to honor my name

It was all about that Battleship of Maine