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Thread #4589 Message #1416820
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Feb-05 - 05:59 PM
Thread Name: ADD: From Buffalo to Troy (canal song)
Subject: Lyr Add: OH! DAT LOW BRIDGE! (Harrigan, Braham)^^^
OH! DAT LOW BRIDGE!
Words Edward Harrigan, Music Dave Braham
It's many miles to Buffalo- Oh, dat low bridge! Balky mule, he travel slow- Oh, dat low bridge! Dar's gravel on de tow path, Dar's hornets in de sand, Oh, pity poor canallers Dat's far away from land.
Chorus: Den look out dat low bridge, look out dat low bridge. The captain, cook and all de crew, oh, duck your head way down, The fastest boat in all de fleet, Two sisters come to town. Dance.
Dar's many locks to shut you in- Oh, dat low bridge! Ev'ry worm must learn to swim- Oh, dat low bridge! We're loaded down with barley, And lumber from de west, Oh, ev'ry poor canaller, Now do your level best.
We're froze up in de winter time- Oh, dat low bridge! Summer how de sun do shine- Oh, dat low bridge! In rain or stormy weather, De captain's on de poop, All huddle up together, Like chickens in de coop.
Dar's groceries in de cabin dar- Oh, dat low bridge! Never leaks, she's full of tar- Oh, dat low bridge! Dar's freckles on de children, Dar's glanders on de mule, Mosquitos by de million, Who keep de golden rule.
Dance, with music. Song from Edward Harrigan's comedy, "The Grip," 1885, David Braham Pub., New York, Wm. A. Pond & Co.