Low bridge, ev'rybody down
Low bridge for we're comin' to the town
So you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal

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

Low bridge, ev'rybody down
Low bridge for we're comin' to the town
So you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal

Get up there, mule, here comes a lock
We'll reach town about six o'clock
Six o'clock's just an hour away
So make your tracks while we still got day

Low bridge, ev'rybody down
Low bridge for we're comin' to the town
So you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal

Damn that mule, she shore is lazy
Bound to drive a body crazy
Looked at me the other day
Said, "I ain't a-goin' till I eat my hay"

Low bridge, ev'rybody down
Low bridge for we're comin' to the town
So you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal