Stompin' Tom Connors - Big Joe Mufferaw Lyrics
Heave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw JoeMufferaw JoeBig Joe Mufferaw paddled in to MattawaAll the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, HeyOn the river Ottawa the best man we ever sawWas Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks sayCome an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks sayAnd they say Big Joe had an old pet frogBigger than a horse an' he barked like a dogAnd the only thing quicker than a train upon a trackWas Big Jow ridin' on the bullfrog's backHeave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeAn' they say Big Joe used to get real wetFrom cuttin' down timber and workin' up a sweatAn' everyone will tell ya around Carleton PlaceThe Mississippi dripped off Big Joe's faceHeave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeNow Joe had to portage from the Gatineau downTo see a little girl he had in Kemptville townHe was back and forth some many times to see that galThe path he wore became the Rideau CanalHeave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeBig Joe Mufferaw paddled in to MattawaAll the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, HeyOn the river Ottawa the best man we ever sawWas Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks sayCome an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks sayAn' they say Big Joe put out a forest fireHalfway between Renfrew and ol' ArnpriorHe was fifty miles away down around Smith FallsBut he drowned out the fire with five spit ballsHeave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeWell he jumped in the Calabogie lake real fastHe swam both ways to catch a cross eyed bassBut he threw in on the ground and said "I can't eat that"So he covered it over with mount Saint PatHeave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeAn' they say Big Joe drank a bucket of GinAnd he beat the livin' tar outta twenty-nine menAnd high on the ceiling of the Pembroke pubThere's twenty-nine boot marks and they're signed with loveHeave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeBig Joe Mufferaw paddled in to MattawaAll the way from Ottawa just one day, Hey, HeyOn the river Ottawa the best man we ever sawWas Big Joe Mufferaw the old folks sayCome an' listen I'll tell ya what the old folks sayThey say Heave hi, heave hi hoThe best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw JoeBig Joe Mufferaw(x4)
