Paroles
1. I've got a mule, her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal,
She's a good ol' worker and a good ol' pal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal.
We've hauled some barges in our day,
Filled with lumber, coal and hay,
I know ev'ry inch of the way
From Albany to Buffalo.
Low bridge ev'ry body down,
Low bridge for we're comin' to a town,
You always tell your neighbor,
Always tell your pal,
If you've ever navigated on the Erie canal.
2. We'd better look round for a job old gal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal,
You bet your life I wouldn't part with Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal,
Giddap 'there gal we've passed that lock,
We'll make Rome fore six o'clock,
So, it's one more trip and then we'll go,
Right back home to Buffalo.
3. Oh, where would I be if I lost my pal?
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal.
Oh, I'd like to see a mule as good as Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal,
A friend of mine once got her sore,
Now he's got a busted jaw,
'Cause she let fly with her iron toe,
And kicked him in to Buffalo.
4. Don't have to call when I want my Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal,
She trots from her stall like a good old gal,
Fifteen miles on the Erie canal,
I eat my meals with Sal each day,
I eat beef and she eats hay,
And she ain't so slow if you want to know,
She put the "Buff" in Buffalo.
