McKinley called for volunteers
I went and got my gun
First Spaniard I saw coming
I dropped my gun and run
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
Why are you running
Are you afraid to die?
The reason that I'm running
Is because I cannot fly
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
The blood was a-running
And I was running too
I give my feet good exercise
I had nothing else to do
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
When they were a-chasing me,
I fell down on my knees,
First thing I cast my eyes upon
Was a great big pot of peas
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
The peas they were greasy
The meat it was fat
The boys was fighting Spaniards
While I was fighting that
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name,
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
What kind of shoes
Do the rough riders wear?
Buttons on the side
Cost five and a half a pair
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
What kind of shoes
Do the poor farmers wear?
Old broke in
Cost a dollar a pair
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name,
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
I went and got my gun
First Spaniard I saw coming
I dropped my gun and run
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
Why are you running
Are you afraid to die?
The reason that I'm running
Is because I cannot fly
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
The blood was a-running
And I was running too
I give my feet good exercise
I had nothing else to do
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
When they were a-chasing me,
I fell down on my knees,
First thing I cast my eyes upon
Was a great big pot of peas
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
The peas they were greasy
The meat it was fat
The boys was fighting Spaniards
While I was fighting that
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name,
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
What kind of shoes
Do the rough riders wear?
Buttons on the side
Cost five and a half a pair
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
What kind of shoes
Do the poor farmers wear?
Old broke in
Cost a dollar a pair
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
At war with that great nation Spain
When I get back to Spain I want to honor my name,
It was all about that Battleship of Maine.
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