Low Bridge, Everybody Down, or The Erie Canal Song
Thomas S. Allen| Original | Erie Canal: Versione italo-inglese di Mirko Carotta, Franco Prezzi... |
| LOW BRIDGE, EVERYBODY DOWN, OR THE ERIE CANAL SONG I’ve got an old 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 ev’ry inch of the way I know From Albany to Buffalo. Low bridge, ev’rybody down, Low bridge, we must be getting near a town You can always tell your neighbor, You can always tell your pal If he’s ever navigated on the Erie Canal We’d better look ‘round for a job old gal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal You bet your life I wouldn’t part with Sal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal Giddap there gal we’ve passed that lock, We’ll make Rome ‘fore six o-clock So one more trip and then we’ll go, Right straight back to Buffalo. Low bridge, ev’rybody down, Low bridge, I’ve got the finest mule in town Once a man named Mike McGinty Tried to put it over Sal Now he’s way down at the bottom of the Erie Canal Oh, where would I be if I lost my pal? Fifteen years on the Erie Canal Oh, I’d like to see a mule as good as Sal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal A friend of mine once got her sore,Now, he’s got a broken jaw ‘Cause she let fly with her iron toe And kicked him into Buffalo. Low bridge, ev’rybody down, Low bridge, I’ve got the finest mule in town If you’re looking ‘round for trouble, Better stay away from Sal She’s the only fighting donkey on the Erie Canal. I don’t have to call when I want my Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal She trots from her stall like a good old gal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal I eat my meals with Sal each day, I eat beef and she eats hay She ain’t so slow if you want to know, She put the “Buff” in Buffalo. Low bridge, ev’rybody down, Low bridge, I’ve got the finest mule in town Eats a bale of hay for dinner, And on top of that, my Sal Tries to drink up all the water in the Erie Canal. You’ll soon hear them sing all about my gal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal It’s a darned fool ditty ‘bout my darned fool Sal,Fifteen years on the Erie Canal Oh, every band will play it soon, Darned fool words and darned fool tune You’ll hear it sung everywhere you go, From Mexico to Buffalo. Low bridge, ev’rybody down, Low bridge, I’ve got the finest mule in town She’s a perfect, perfect lady And she blushes like a gal If she hears you sing about her and the Erie Canal. | LOW BRIDGE, EVERYBODY DOWN, OR THE ERIE CANAL SONG Ho una mula che si chiama Sal, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Lavora bene, è una buona amica Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Abbiam trainato giorno dopo giorno Chiatte ripiene di carbone e legname, Conosco ogni sasso di questa strada Da Albany fino a Buffalo. Low bridge! Everybody down! Low bridge! We’re coming to the town Mai saprai chi tuo amico è Se non hai navigato su Erie Canal. Meglio cercarti un lavoro, mula, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Mai lascerei la mia amica Sal, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal. Tira, mula, ché c’è una chiusa, Saremo a Rome dopo, dopo le sei Un altro viaggio e poi torneremo A casa, a Buffalo Low bridge! Everybody down! Low bridge! We’re coming to the town Mai saprai chi tuo amico è Se non hai navigato su Erie Canal. Dove andrei senza di te Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Non c’è un altro mulo come la mia Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Un amico un tempo le fece del male, Adesso lui ha la testa rotta Perché uno zoccolo d’acciaio Lo ricacciò indietro fino a Buffalo. Low bridge! Everybody down! Low bridge! We’re coming to the town Mai saprai chi tuo amico è Se non hai navigato su Erie Canal. |
