I 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 haul'd some barges in our day, filled with lumber coal & hay

We knew every inch of the way from albany to buffalo

Low bridge everybody down, low bridge we're comin to a town

You'll always know your neighbor & 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 with 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 back we'll go Right back home to Buffalo

Where would I be if I lost my pal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

I'd like to see a mule 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 Buffalo