Biografia:
James Corbitt Morris — better known as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood; was a prolific United States folk songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs The Battle of New Orleans and Tennessee Stud.
Driftwood was born in Mountain View, Arkansas on 20 June 1907. Driftwood's father was folk singer Neil Morris. Driftwood learned to play guitar at a young age on his grandfather's homemade instrument. Driftwood used the unique guitar throughout his career and noted that its neck was made from a fence rail
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As far as I can tell there is no C in the first verse
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Soldier's Joy
By Jimmy Driftwood
*** Repeat the chorus after every verse. ***
INTO:
G D G G
VERSE 1:
G C
Some continental soldiers on a bivouac
G D
Were playing stud poker in a mountain shack
G C
But every vigilante threw down his hand, when the
D G
Captain of the guard gave a sharp command, oh
CHORUS:
G
Jimmy get your fiddle out and rosin up the bow
G D
Johnny tune your banjo up we're gonna have a show
G C
Billy pass the jug around to Corporal McCoy
D G G D G G
We're gonna have a tune called Soldier's Joy
VERSE 2:
G C
The girls in Boston are dancin' tonight
G D
The gall-derned Redcoats are holding them tight
G C
When we get there we will show them how
D G
but that ain't a doin' us no good now, so
VERSE 3:
G C
There goes General Washington
G D
He's got his horse in a sweeping run
G C
The barefooted boys are a beggin' to fight, and
D G
we're gonna cross the Delaware River tonight, so
VERSE 4:
G C
Old Burgoyne in the wilderness
G D
Got his army in an awful mess
G C
The farmers got mad at the British and Huns, and
D G
captured ten thousand of the son of a guns, so
VERSE 5:
G C
John Paul Jones in an old tin can
G D
Scoured the ocean like a fightin' man
G C
The British said Paul are you ready to strike
D G
and Paul said I'm just beginnin' to fight, so
VERSE 6:
G C
General Washington and Rochanbeau
G D
Drinkin' their wine in the campfire's glow
G C
Big Dan Morgan came a gallopin' in, and said
D G
We got Cornwallis in the old Cowpens, so
VERSE 7:
G C
Wake up buddy have you heard the news
G D
Grandma Britain's got an awful bruise
G C
The Redcoats cried and cursed Yorktown, while the
D G
band played The World's Turned Upside Down, so
VERSE 8:
G C
A homemade fiddle and a mandolin
G D
An old banjo and a tambourine
G C
A big dumb bully for the drummer boy
D G
Everybody loves to hear the Soldier's Joy, so
ENDING:
D G
Gonna have a tune called Soldier's Joy
I use UltimateGuitar.com every day, so I want to give
something back. If anyone has more Jimmy Driftwood
lyrics/chords, please post them!
As far as I can tell there is no C in the first verse
of the chorus, as bad as I want to put one in there.
The intro and GDGG at the end of the chorus is my best
guess on how to follow the mandolin (turn-around?) part.
If this is wrong, please help me fix it!
*****
Soldier's Joy
By Jimmy Driftwood
*** Repeat the chorus after every verse. ***
INTO:
G D G G
VERSE 1:
G C
Some continental soldiers on a bivouac
G D
Were playing stud poker in a mountain shack
G C
But every vigilante threw down his hand, when the
D G
Captain of the guard gave a sharp command, oh
CHORUS:
G
Jimmy get your fiddle out and rosin up the bow
G D
Johnny tune your banjo up we're gonna have a show
G C
Billy pass the jug around to Corporal McCoy
D G G D G G
We're gonna have a tune called Soldier's Joy
VERSE 2:
G C
The girls in Boston are dancin' tonight
G D
The gall-derned Redcoats are holding them tight
G C
When we get there we will show them how
D G
but that ain't a doin' us no good now, so
VERSE 3:
G C
There goes General Washington
G D
He's got his horse in a sweeping run
G C
The barefooted boys are a beggin' to fight, and
D G
we're gonna cross the Delaware River tonight, so
VERSE 4:
G C
Old Burgoyne in the wilderness
G D
Got his army in an awful mess
G C
The farmers got mad at the British and Huns, and
D G
captured ten thousand of the son of a guns, so
VERSE 5:
G C
John Paul Jones in an old tin can
G D
Scoured the ocean like a fightin' man
G C
The British said Paul are you ready to strike
D G
and Paul said I'm just beginnin' to fight, so
VERSE 6:
G C
General Washington and Rochanbeau
G D
Drinkin' their wine in the campfire's glow
G C
Big Dan Morgan came a gallopin' in, and said
D G
We got Cornwallis in the old Cowpens, so
VERSE 7:
G C
Wake up buddy have you heard the news
G D
Grandma Britain's got an awful bruise
G C
The Redcoats cried and cursed Yorktown, while the
D G
band played The World's Turned Upside Down, so
VERSE 8:
G C
A homemade fiddle and a mandolin
G D
An old banjo and a tambourine
G C
A big dumb bully for the drummer boy
D G
Everybody loves to hear the Soldier's Joy, so
ENDING:
D G
Gonna have a tune called Soldier's Joy
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