Erie Canal Lyrics
We were forty miles from Albany
Forget it I never shall
What a terrible storm we had one night
On the E-ri-e Canal
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin'
And the gin was a-getting' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
Well, the barge was full of barley
And the crew was full of rye;
The captain he looked down on me
With a dag-gone wicked eye
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin'
And the gin was a-getting' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
Well, the captain he stood up on deck
With a spyglass in his hand
And the fog it was so doggone thick
That he couldn't spy the land
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin'
And the gin was a-getting' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
Now two days out from Syracuse
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The vessel struck a shoal
We'd like to all be foundered on
A chunk of Lackawanna coal
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin'
And the gin was a-getting' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
The cook she was a grand old gal
She wore a raggedy dress;
We heisted her upon the pole
As a signal of distress
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin'
And the gin was a-getting' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
Now the captain he got married
The cook she went to jail
And I'm the only son of a sea cook
Left to tell the tale
Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin'
And the gin was a-getting' low
And I scarcely think we'll get a drink
Till we get to Buffalo
Till we get to Buffalo
