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The Erie Canal

from D​é​but by Moonfruits

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Our take on a great tune written in 1905 by Thomas S. Allen commemorating the time before steam power.

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I've got a mule, her name is Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
She's a good old worker and a good old pal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

We've hauled some barges in our day
Filled with lumber, coal, and hay
And every step of the way
From Albany to Buffalo

Where would I be without my Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
I'd like to see you a mule pull as good as my pal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

Get up, mule, that lock,
We'll make Rome by six o'clock
One more trip and then back down we'll go
Right back home to Buffalo

Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge for we're coming to a town
And you'll always know your neighbour
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.

A friend of mine once got her sore
He went home with a broken jaw
She let fly with an iron tow
Kicked him back to Buffalo

Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge for we're coming to a town
And you'll always know your neighbour
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.

credits

from D​é​but, track released January 12, 2014
Alex Millaire - Guitar, Voice, Arrangement
Kaitlin Milroy - Voice, Arrangement

Thomas S. Allen - Songwriter

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Moonfruits Ottawa, Ontario

Moonfruits—Ottawa-based partners Alex Millaire and Kaitlin Milroy—craft contemporary folk in French and English that addresses our collective humanity with heart, wit, and wonder. Their sophomore album, Salt (Oct. 2022), explores raising a child amidst deepening inequality and the climate crisis, telling stories of their families and the kinds of communities they hope to help build. ... more

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