Grab your muskets men we’re off to war again.
We’ll show those Red Coats how we fight for freedom’s cause.
We are sure to win if we are faithful men;
We’ll hit ‘em where it hurts and without pause
We’ll shoot ‘em from the forest and we’ll shoot ‘em from the trees
We’ll shoot ‘em from the bushes and we’ll bring ‘em to their knees.
We’ll shoot ‘em from our windows and we’ll shoot ‘em from our doors
We’ll take a break for lunch and then we’ll shoot ‘em even more,
While Betsy sews her flag.
Grab your muskets men we’re off to war again.
We’ll send those Red Coats back to England whence they came.
We are sure to win if we are faithful men.
We’re called the “Minute Men,” that is our name.
We’ll hide behind the rocks and then we’ll hide behind the trees,
We’ll shoot ‘em two by two and then we’ll pick ‘em off like fleas.
We’ll shoot ‘em from a hole and then we’ll shoot ‘em from a hill
We’ll stop to plant a crop and then we’ll shoot again at will.
While Betsy sews her flag.
Grab your muskets men we’re off to war again.
We have to show the King how serious we are.
We are sure to win if we are faithful men.
We’ll hit ‘em where they are, both near and far.
We’ll shoot ‘em from the village and we’ll shoot ‘em from the town.
We’ll shoot ‘em from the river and we’ll shoot ‘em till they’re down
We’ll shoot ‘em while their marching and we’ll shoot ‘em when they sit.
We’ll shoot ‘em when their resting or they stop to take a break.
(Alternative: Or they’re sleeping in a pit)
And we’ll do all this until our country’s free
While Betsy sews her flag for America.
We’ll show those Red Coats how we fight for freedom’s cause.
We are sure to win if we are faithful men;
We’ll hit ‘em where it hurts and without pause
We’ll shoot ‘em from the forest and we’ll shoot ‘em from the trees
We’ll shoot ‘em from the bushes and we’ll bring ‘em to their knees.
We’ll shoot ‘em from our windows and we’ll shoot ‘em from our doors
We’ll take a break for lunch and then we’ll shoot ‘em even more,
While Betsy sews her flag.
Grab your muskets men we’re off to war again.
We’ll send those Red Coats back to England whence they came.
We are sure to win if we are faithful men.
We’re called the “Minute Men,” that is our name.
We’ll hide behind the rocks and then we’ll hide behind the trees,
We’ll shoot ‘em two by two and then we’ll pick ‘em off like fleas.
We’ll shoot ‘em from a hole and then we’ll shoot ‘em from a hill
We’ll stop to plant a crop and then we’ll shoot again at will.
While Betsy sews her flag.
Grab your muskets men we’re off to war again.
We have to show the King how serious we are.
We are sure to win if we are faithful men.
We’ll hit ‘em where they are, both near and far.
We’ll shoot ‘em from the village and we’ll shoot ‘em from the town.
We’ll shoot ‘em from the river and we’ll shoot ‘em till they’re down
We’ll shoot ‘em while their marching and we’ll shoot ‘em when they sit.
We’ll shoot ‘em when their resting or they stop to take a break.
(Alternative: Or they’re sleeping in a pit)
And we’ll do all this until our country’s free
While Betsy sews her flag for America.
