I've got a mule and 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 haul'd some barges in our day Filled with lumber, coal and hay We know every inch of the way From Albany to Bufallo Low bridge, ev'rybody down Low bridge, we're coming to a town You'll always know your neighbour And you'll always know your pal If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal We'd better look around for a job, old gal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal You can bet your life I'll never part Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal Get up mule, here comes a lock We'll make Rome 'bout six o'clock One more trip and we'll go Right back home to Buffalo Low bridge, ev'rybody down Low bridge, we're coming to a town You'll always know your neighbour And you'll always know your pal If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal Where would I be if I lost my pal? Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal I'd like to see a mule as good as my Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal A friend of mine once got her sore Now he's got a broken jaw 'Cause she let fly with an iron toe And kicked him back to Bufallo Low bridge, ev'rybody down Low bridge, we're coming to a town You'll always know your neighbour And you'll always know your pal If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal Low bridge, ev'rybody down Low bridge, we're coming to a town You'll always know your neighbour And you'll always know your pal If ya made your livin' on the Erie Canal Low bridge, ev'rybody down Low bridge, we're coming to a town