haa I remember the Erie Canal song. & the rude words we devised for it
(at age 13 or so):
I had a whore & her name was Sal
15 years on the Erie canal
she's a good ol' hooker & a good ol' pal
15 years on the Erie canal
we've hauled some bitches in our day
filled with condoms, lard & hay
aaand she knows every inch of the way
from Albany to the Ree-ed Light Diiist-riiiict.
Low bridge, everybody down.
Humpin' my mule at the edge of town.
O you'll always know your neighbour,
you'll always know your pal,
if you're ever navigatin' downt eh Erie canal.
I don't take credit for the penultimate verse, that was my friend Antti.
KS
On 09/11/2007, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> When I based my poem "Ballad Child" on "The Connemara
> Cradle Song," I remember Charles Alexander saying that
> he'd sung it in grade school under the title of "Down
> In The Valley."
>
> Our music teachers (a couple who roamed the halls
> muttering, "There will never be another Caruso")
> favored loud, hearty songs like "Working On The Erie
> Canal" and "The River Volga" ("Yo-oh heave ho!"), or
> "The Happy Wanderer" (I think it was called):
> "Valderie, valderah, my knapsack on my back!"
>
> Thank you, Max, for introducing this charming thread--
>
> Candice
>
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