Lyrics

When Spenser jeered at Johnson
The writer took account
The gauntlet fell so easily
No one made a sound

Demands of satisfaction
Bad blood and pride
They meet on the fields of Hoxton
Sabers drawn, their wills collide

To settle their dispute
and set the record straight
The steel rings loud and clear
As the duel marks this day

The Lawyer poked at Jackson’s pride
His wife’s good name disgraced
A challenge made while tempers flared
Kentucky soil was red that day

Two men of honor meet at dawn
They stand apart, the signal’s drawn
Both are armed as each takes aim
Each man fires and dares to stake their claim

To settle their dispute
and set the record straight
They fire with deadly cool
As the duel marks this day