I can't explain that formatting. Anyway, Harold Thompson's "Body, Boots & Britches" (1939) has the following, as collected by Allen Walsh of Buffalo "from versions given by Captain Jake Oatman and Captain Wesley Thomas": (Hullfish's "horse bridge" stanza) (Nell's blind staggers) ("Gilson on the dock," followed by:) Says he, "What's all the noise?" Says he, "What team is that?" "Itt's Yorker Min and Goose-Neck Tim, And we're both a-gettin' fat." The chorus is: For the Erie is a-ragin', And our gin is gettin' low; Oh, I hardly think we'll get a drink Till we get to Buffalo.
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