Mel Tillis — Ten Thousand Drums lyrics

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Waitin', waitin' for the redcoats to come
But all I hear in my frozen ears is ten thousand drums
Ten thousand drums
Johnny, Johnny, don’t be afraid
We can whip those redcoats settin' in the shade
Settin' in the shade
We’ve got the best of all the rest of general Washington
And when we meet those redcoats, watch the redcoats run
Goin' down their drum, goin' down their drum
Listen, listen, Johnny, better get your gun
'Cause there ain’t puttin' soldiers behind ten thousand drums
Behind ten thousand drums
Runnin', runnin', Johnny, watch them run
We finally whip those redcoats, finally stop those drums
We stop ten thousand drums
We’re the best of all the rest
Such Yankee son of a gun
We can tell our mommies how we made them run
Goin' down their drum, goin' down their drum
Goin' down their drum
Ten thousand drums, ten thousand drums