Erie Canal (also known as Low Bridge, Everybody Down) is a song that had first appeared in Pirates' Boat Load Of Fun, and later for The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!
The song was originally written by Thomas S. Allen in 1905. A version was done for VeggieTales and that version was sung by Pa Grape.
Lyrics[]
I've got a mule and her name is Sal
Fifteen years on the Erie Canal
She's a good old worker and a good old pal
Fifteen years on the Erie Canal
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
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge cause we're coming to a town
And you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Get up there Sal, we've passed that lock,
Fifteen years on the Erie Canal
And we'll make Rome before six o'clock
Fifteen years on the Erie Canal
One more trip and back we'll go
Through the rain and sleet and snow
And every inch of the way we know
From Albany to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge for we're coming to a town
And you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
Pa Grape: Alright, is everybody ready? Did I mention I used to live in Buffalo? Oh yeah Its true. (chuckles) Me and my pet mule. Did I mention I have a mule? It goes a little something like this.
I've got a mule and her name is Sal.
Pa Grape and Robot Kids: 15 years on the Erie Canal.
Pa Grape: She's a good old worker and a good old pal.
Pa Grape and Robot Kids: 15 years on the Erie Canal.
We've hauled some barges in our day.
Filled with lumber, coal and hay.
And every inch of the way I know
from Albany to Buffalo.
Low bridge, everybody down.
For its low bridge, when we're coming to a town.
You can always tell your neighbor, you can always tell your pal,
If you ever navigated on the Erie Canal.
Pa Grape: (chuckles) Oh yeah that was quite a 15 years let me tell you. We threw in a lot mule chow.
We better get along on our way, old gal.
Pa Grape and Robot Kids: 15 miles on the Erie Canal.
Pa Grape: Cause you bet your life, I'd never part with Sal.
Pa Grape and Robot Kids: 15 miles on the Erie Canal.
Get up there mule, here comes a lock,
we'll make Rome bout' six o' clock.
One more trip and back we'll go
right back home to Buffalo.
Low bridge, everybody down.
For its low bridge, when we're coming to a town.
You can always tell your neighbor, you can always tell your pal, if you ever navigated on the Erie Canal. (x2)
Pa Grape: (chuckles) Nice job, Sal. You really know how to carry a tune. Heheh. Better than pulling a barge anyway.
Erie Canaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllll!
Hahahaha. Oh. Uh Sal, you're on my foot.Fun Facts[]
Trivia[]
- Two lines were changed from the original version of the song; the original version had "Get up there Sal, we've passed that lock. Fifteen years on the Erie Canal. And we'll make Rome before six o'clock. Fifteen years on the Erie Canal" while in this version they're replaced with "We better get along on our way, old gal. 15 miles on the Erie Canal. Cause you bet your life, I'd never part with Sal. 15 miles on the Erie Canal."
- This song’s instrumental was used for the Stay Tuned bumpers. As well as the teaser trailer for Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler and the PS2 version of the LarryBoy and the Bad Apple video game. It would also be heard on the promo for A Very Veggie Easter, Worship Songs, and the 2006 reprint of Are You My Neighbor?, which can only be found on the Family Fun Event disc for the former episode.
- This song was originally released on Pirates' Boat Load Of Fun and then it was produced into a music video for The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment!.
- This song can be featured in The Wonderful World of Auto-Tainment! and Sing-Alongs: I Can Be Your Friend
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