Stompin' Tom Connors - Big Joe Mufferaw lyrics

Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Mattawa 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 Heave hi, heave hi ho 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 Carleton Place The Mississippi dripped off Big Joe's face Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Now Joe had to portage from the Gatineau 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 Rideau Can*l Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled in to Mattawa 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 Renfrew and ol' Arnprior He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls But he drowned out the fire with five spit balls Heave hi, heave hi ho The best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Well he jumped in the Calabogie lake real fast He swam both ways to catch a cross eyed ba** But he threw in on the ground and said "I can't eat that" So he covered it over with mount Saint Pat Heave hi, heave hi ho 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 Pembroke 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 Mattawa 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 Big Joe Mufferaw(x4)