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Dave Ruch | Origins: Peter Jones /Erie canal song (8) | RE: Origins: Peter Jones /Erie canal song | 01 Nov 19 |
Lots of ocean references within the song (gallant sailor, shipped before the mast, schooner, pirate), which is not uncommon for Erie Canal songs in the "tongue in cheek" sense. And the repeated references to "the ragin' Canal" point toward the 19th century, as "The Raging Canal" was the most well known Erie Canal song before the 20th century. |