Erie Canal Song

I ve got a mule her name is sal 15 miles on the erie canal she s a good old worker and a good old pal 15 miles on the erie canal.

Erie canal song. The erie canal song. The erie canal lyrics. The erie canal song. The following text uses the original years.

By dave ruch note from author dave ruch i ve been singing this song with groups of kids and adults for 20 years now researching its. She s a good old worker and a good old pal fifteen years on the erie canal. Low bridge lyrics sheet music multiple audio performances and other classic erie canal songs. Sheet music to low bridge in pdf format.

After the song appeared in sigmund spaeth s 1926 folk song collection read em and weep the songs you forgot to remember as a public domain song and with the refrain fifteen miles rather than years on the erie canal thomas allen s publishing company sued spaeth s publishing house doubleday page and company for. Erie canal song by thomas s. Lyrics to the erie canal with midi audio. Allen after erie canal barge traffic was converted from mule power to eng.

I ve got an old mule and her name is sal fifteen years on the erie canal. Full video of bruce springsteen s erie canal with lyrics and facts. Fifteen years on the erie canal mule named sal and fifteen. Song origins and history audio and video samples notes onsinging the song with school kids original lyrics for the erie canal song as originally copyrighted in 1912 and 1913 low.

A song of the past when water ways united and the road was full of mud. We ve hauled some barges in our day filled with lumber coal and hay and we know every inch of the way from albany to buffalo. History origins and changes over the years with all five original verses downloadable music early recordings and more. This song is available on judy caplan ginsburgh s musical america.

The erie canal song as it is commonly known by today was written in 1905 under the title low bridge everybody down about life on the erie canal in addition to the the erie canal song and low bridge everybody down titles the song has also been referred to by the following names over the years. Check out other educational videos below. Later versions of this song changed the word years to miles.