Joe Hooker is our leader   he takes his whiskey strong   but Lee got in his head   and made him sing this song      singing   there I was   here I go   outta my way   you're too damn slow      They say he got knocked out   by a cannonball   and 'twas brandy that revived him   and again made him fall      singing   there I was   here I go   outta my way   you're too damn slow      Stonewall turned our flank   and the Dutchmen turned and fled   I borrowed a dead man's canteen   but the water was all red      Gave as good as we got   and again we're on our way   back to where we started   to retreat another day      Knit another name   in that damned battle flag   Chancellorsville can go to hell   I'll get to heaven stag      singing   there I was   here I go   outta my way   you're too damn slow      throw dirt on the dead men   give the wounded men some air   toss 'em some hard tack   and leave them lying there      Chancellorsville   I've had my fill   if you don't do it   then someone will   too old to march   too young to die   I'm only sorry   that I can't fly