Big Joe Mufferaw
Heave hi, heave hi ho
The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe
Mufferaw Joe
Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Addawa
All the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
Was Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say
Come an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks say
And they say Big Joe had an old pet frog
Bigger than a horse an' he barked like a dog
And the only thing quicker than a train upon a track
Was Big Jow ridin' on the bullfrog's back
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The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
An' they say Big Joe used to get real wet
From cuttin' down timber and workin' up a sweat
An' everyone will tell ya around Carlton Place
The Mississippi dripped off Big Joe's face
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The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
Now Joe had to portage from the Gateneau down
To see a little girl he had in Kemptville town
He was back and forth some many times to see that gal
The path he wore became the Redeau Canal
Heave hi, heave hi ho
The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Addawa
All the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
Was Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say
Come an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks say
An' they say Big Joe put out a forest fire
Halfway between Renthrew and ol' Arnprior
He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls
But he drowned out the fire with five spit balls
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The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
Well he jumped in the Calabogy lake real fast
He swam both ways to catch a cross eyed bass
But he threw in on the ground and said "I can't eat that"
So he covered it over with mount Saint Pat
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The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
An' they say Big Joe drank a bucket of Gin
And he beat the livin' tar outta twenty-nine men
And high on the ceiling of the Pembrook pub
There's twenty-nine boot marks and they're signed with love
Heave hi, heave hi ho
The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Addawa
All the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
Was Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say
Come an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks say
They say Heave hi, heave hi ho
The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
Grandão Joe Mufferaw
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O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw
Joe Mufferaw
Grandão Joe Mufferaw remou até Addawa
Vindo de Ottawa em um só dia, Ei, Ei
No rio Ottawa, o melhor homem que já vimos
Era o Grandão Joe Mufferaw, dizem os mais velhos
Vem e escuta, vou te contar o que os mais velhos dizem
E eles dizem que o Grandão Joe tinha um sapo de estimação
Maior que um cavalo e latia como um cachorro
E a única coisa mais rápida que um trem nos trilhos
Era o Grandão Joe montado nas costas do sapo
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O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw
E dizem que o Grandão Joe ficava bem molhado
Cortando madeira e suando pra caramba
E todo mundo vai te contar lá em Carlton Place
Que a Mississippi escorria do rosto do Grandão Joe
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O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw
Agora, Joe teve que fazer a travessia de Gatineau
Pra ver uma garotinha que ele tinha em Kemptville
Ele foi e voltou tantas vezes pra ver a menina
Que o caminho que ele fez virou o Canal Redeau
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O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw
Grandão Joe Mufferaw remou até Addawa
Vindo de Ottawa em um só dia, Ei, Ei
No rio Ottawa, o melhor homem que já vimos
Era o Grandão Joe Mufferaw, dizem os mais velhos
Vem e escuta, vou te contar o que os mais velhos dizem
E eles dizem que o Grandão Joe apagou um incêndio florestal
No meio do caminho entre Renthrew e o velho Arnprior
Ele estava a cinquenta milhas de distância, lá em Smith Falls
Mas apagou o fogo com cinco bolinhas de saliva
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O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw
Bem, ele pulou no lago Calabogy rapidinho
Nadou de um lado pro outro pra pegar um peixe vesgo
Mas jogou no chão e disse "Não posso comer isso"
Então cobriu com o monte São Pat
Heave hi, heave hi ho
O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw
E dizem que o Grandão Joe tomou um balde de gin
E espancou a vida fora de vinte e nove homens
E lá no teto do pub de Pembrook
Tem vinte e nove marcas de bota, todas assinadas com amor
Heave hi, heave hi ho
O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw
Grandão Joe Mufferaw remou até Addawa
Vindo de Ottawa em um só dia, Ei, Ei
No rio Ottawa, o melhor homem que já vimos
Era o Grandão Joe Mufferaw, dizem os mais velhos
Vem e escuta, vou te contar o que os mais velhos dizem
Eles dizem Heave hi, heave hi ho
O melhor homem em Ottawa era o Joe Mufferaw, Joe Mufferaw