Ten Thousand Drums Lyrics - Mel Tillis

TEN THOUSAND DRUMS 

(Mel Tillis - Carl Smith) 

'52 Cedarwood Publishing 

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 Genereal Washington 

And when we meet those redcoats watch them 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 thir drum 

Goin' down their drum goin' down their drum 

Ten thousand drums ten thousand drums