TRANSCRIPT

'The Stoney Creek Song'
Written by: Woody Lamb
Performed by: The Lowlanders

'Twas in 1813 the Yankees come
Acting out orders from Washington
Crossed the Niagara, quite a feat
When they marched on the town of Stoney Creek

Now little Billy Green was getting into bed
When out of his window he poked his head
Saw those Yankees marching down the street
Said, 'Mom there's some Yankees in Stoney Creek!'

Now his mom said, 'Billy boy, you better run.
Hightail straight down to Hamilton
Colonel Harvey is the man to ask,
Tell him that he better get down here fast!'

And if he asks why you look so weak,
Tell him that the Yankees are in Stoney Creek.

So Bill took off and he ran all the way
Hopped the Canadians at Hamilton Bay
Reached their lines all weary and pale
Then he found Colonel Harvey and he told him his tale

Now Harvey turned around and he said to his men
'Boys, looks like we're going to have to fight again.
If we leave now we'll catch them by surprise,
And they'll never get a glance of the whites of our eyes.'

So they packed up their gear and they marched through the night
And jumped those Yankees about midnight
They were enjoying a final snore
But they woke up fast to the firelocks roar
As they reached for the guns they were heard to speak
'How the hell did the British get to Stoney Creek?'

Now they fired a few shots then turned around and ran
And they headed right back to their native land
The redcoat boys were having a ball
And they chased them all the way to Niagara Falls

Now the Yanks have fought in some famous wars
On many a battlefield of blood and gore
And I don't think their forces have looked so weak
As the day they got chased out of Stoney Creek.

And if you don't believe where of I speak,
Go down and see the monument in Stoney Creek. (x2)