The Hunters Of Kentucky
Composer(s): Samuel Woodworth
Performer(s): Noah M. Ludlow



Ye gentlemen and ladies fair
Who grace this famous city
Just listen if you've time to spare
While I rehearse a ditty
And for the opportunity
Conceive yourself quite lucky
For 'tis not often here you see
A hunter from Kentucky

Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky
Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky

You've heard, I s'pose, how New Orleans
Is famed for wealth and beauty
There's girls of ev'ry hue it seems
From snowy white to sooty
So Pakenham he made his brags
If he in fight was lucky
He'd have their girls and cotton bags
In spite of old Kentucky

Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky
Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky

But Jackson, he was wide awake
And was not scared of trifles
For well he knew what aim we take
With our Kentucky rifles
He led us down to Cypress Swamp
The ground was low and mucky
There stood John Bull in pomp
And here was old Kentucky

Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky
Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky

A bank was rais'd to hide our breast
Not that we thought of dying
But the we always like to rest
Unless the game is flying
Behind it stood our little force
None wished it to be greater
For ev'ry man was half a horse
And half an alligator

Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky
Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky

They found, at last, 'twas vain to fight
Where lead was all the booty
And so they wisely took to flight
And left us all our beauty
And now, if danger e'er annoys
Remember what our trade is
Just send for us Kentucky boys
And we'll protect ye, ladies

Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky
Oh, Kentucky 
The hunters of Kentucky