well now there is also a song that goes
The War of 1812
Oh come back proud Canadians
To before you had TV.
No "Hockey Night" in Canada -
There was no CBC.
In 1812 - Madison was MAD
He was the President you know,
He thought he'd tell the British
Where they ought to go.
He thought he'd invade Canada.
He thought that he was tough.
Instead we went to Washington....
And burned down all his stuff!
And the Whitehouse burned burned burned
And we're the ones that did it!
It burned burned burned
While the president ran and cried!
It burned burned burned
And things were very historical!
And Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies
"Wah! Wah! Wah!"
In the War of 1812!
Now Hillbillies from Kentucky,
Dressed in green and red,
Let home to fight in Canada,
But they returned home dead.
It's the only war the Yankees lost...
Except for Vietnam....
And also - The Alamo....
And the bay of...Ham!
The Loser was America.
The Winner was ourselves.
So join right in and gloat about
The War of 1812!
And the Whitehouse burned burned burned
And we're the ones that did it!
It burned burned burned
While the president ran and cried!
It burned burned burned
And things were very historical!
And Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies
"Wah! Wah! Wah!"
In the War of 1812!
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In 1812 we were just sittin' around
Mindin' our own business
Puttin crops into the ground
We heard the soldiers coming
And we didn't like that sound.
So we took a boat to Washington
And burned it to the ground!
Oh we fired our guns
But the Yankees kept a comin'!
There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more
And the Yankees started runnin'
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico!
Oh they ran through the snow
And they ran through the forest
They ran through the bushes where a beaver wouldn't go!
They ran so fast
They forgot to take their culture
Back to America....
(and golf and Texaco)
So if you go to Washington,
It's building clean and nice,
Bring a pack of matches.....
And we'll
Burn the Whitehouse Twice!!!!
And the Whitehouse burned burned burned
And we're the ones that did it!
It burned burned burned
While the president ran and cried!
It burned burned burned
I bet that made them MAD!
And Americans ran and cried like a bunch of little babies
"Wah! Wah! Wah!"
In the War of 1812!
"wah wah wah"