Lake Travis has been all over the news so if you haven’t heard about it you’re unusual.
Hundreds of Trump fans with boats converged on Lake Travis and turned it into a churning blender of confused water. It took a few boats down. Experts came on the news to explain that the excess waves were due to the boats moving so slowly. No mention of the fact that in small body of water has a maximum capacity for human toys. It’s a law of physics. More consequences of ignoring science.
Lyrics by The Freedom Toast. Performance by Don Caron | Executive Producers Sally Headley, Jack Heighway and Jerry Pender
LYRICS THE BATTLE OF LAKE TRAVIS
In 2020, a trip we all did take
to show off our MAGA flags upon a Texas lake.
We took a lotta flag poles and we took a lotta flags
and we took a lotta burgers that we stuffed into our bags.
We packed our guns just in case we met some libbruls.
We packed some booze just in case they didn’t show.
We packed some books just to show we’re educated.
Don’t ask what they’re about. We cannot read so we don’t know.
They told us we could come although we didn’t have a yacht.
They said the more the merrier, though merry we are not.
We said we are defenders of the cross and of the gun
and your right to do most anything as long as it ain’t fun.
We packed our guns just in case we met some libbruls.
We packed some booze just in case they didn’t show.
We packed some maps that would show us how to get home,
but none of them got pictures so we don’t know where to go.
We sat low in the water ‘cause the flags they pulled us down
and we prayed to Mother Mary that there were no yachts around.
’Til one came speeding by, a churnin’ up a big ol’wave
We sank with not a single MAGA flag that we could save.
We packed our guns just in case we met some libbruls.
We packed some booze just in case they didn’t show.
We packed some drones ‘cause the Taliban of Texas
might be lurking near the rocks, oh yeah, you really never know.
Yeah, we brought our boats along and we sat ‘em in the water
and we started out a sailin’ where an otter wouldn’t go.
Weighted down so heavy that a pump could never save us,
if we spilled a cup of coffee, to the bottom we would go.
Yeah, we got real wet when our boat went down below
and we cried real hard when our flags we couldn’t show.
It was a plot by Nancy and that nasty fellow, Joe.
We heard it on Breitbart, ’n that is all we gotta know.
We packed our guns just in case we met some libbruls.
We packed some booze just in case they didn’t show.
We donned the MAGA hats ’cause they make us feel like generals.
We were gettin ready to put on a killer show.
Yeah, we brought our boats along and we set ‘em in the water
and we started out a sailin’ where an otter wouldn’t go.
Weighted down so heavy that a pump could never save us,
when we spilled a cup of coffee, to the bottom we would go.
INSPIRED BY THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
“The Battle of New Orleans” is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier; the song tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many artists, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton. His version scored number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 (see 1959 in music). Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1959, it was very popular with teenagers in the late 50s/early 60s in an era mostly dominated by rock and roll music.
Horton’s version began with the quoting of the first 12 notes of the song “Dixie”, by Daniel Emmett. It ends with the sound of an officer leading a count off in marching, as the song fades out.
In Billboard magazine’s rankings of the top songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, “The Battle of New Orleans” was ranked as the 28th song overall and the number-one country music song to appear on the chart.
Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
The melody is based on a well-known American fiddle tune “The 8th of January,” which was the date of the Battle of New Orleans. Jimmy Driftwood, a school principal in Arkansas with a passion for history, set an account of the battle to this music in an attempt to get students interested in learning history. It seemed to work, and Driftwood became well known in the region for his historical songs. He was “discovered” in the late 1950s by Don Warden, and eventually was given a recording contract by RCA, for whom he recorded 12 songs in 1958, including “The Battle of New Orleans.”
“The Battle of New Orleans” is often played during North American sporting events, and is commonly heard during home games of the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames.
Below is a performance of the original version of Battle of New Orleans, on which The Battle of Lake Travis is based.
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Bonnie N
Such clever lyrics and visuals. Keep up the great work!