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