UNCLE SAM AND BIG JOHN BULL
(M. Walker)


Stonewall Jackson - 1959





Oh, they ain't a-gonna fight, they ain't a-gonna fight
They ain't a-gonna fight no more
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull
They ain't a-gonna fight no more

The first time that they ever fought was over a load o' tea
John said, "Sam, if you drink that stuff, you gotta pay a tax to me"
Sam said, "John, you're a little bit high, it seems unfair to me"
So, he sent some boys out late at night and they dumped it in the sea

Oh, they ain't a-gonna fight, they ain't a-gonna fight
They ain't a-gonna fight no more
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull
They ain't a-gonna fight no more

John said, "Sam, who's that old skinny boy from Tennessee?
You sent him down to New Orleans and he beat the pants off me
Still I believe with all my might I could have turned the tide
If that old pirate Jean Lafitte was fightin' on my side"

Oh, they ain't a-gonna fight, they ain't a-gonna fight
They ain't a-gonna fight no more
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull
They ain't a-gonna fight no more

Since they've been standin' back-to-back, thay've done quite well, it's true
They've whipped the Kaiser and the Fuhrer, just to name a few
That's why we stand in a big free land, the skies above are blue
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull, our hats are off to you

Oh, they ain't a-gonna fight, they ain't a-gonna fight
They ain't a-gonna fight no more
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull
They ain't a-gonna fight no more

Oh, they ain't a-gonna fight, they ain't a-gonna fight
They ain't a-gonna fight no more
Uncle Sam and Big John Bull
They ain't gonna fight no more






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2012)