Misc Traditional – E-Ri-E Canal (Guitar Live)
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[Verse 1]
G We were forty miles from Albany and C D G Forget it I never shall C D G C What a terrible storm we had that night G D G On the E-ri-e Canal G D G On the E-ri-e Canal
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo
[Verse 2]
G We were loaded down with barley C D G And chock-full up with rye C D G C The captain, he looked down on me G D G With a dirty, wicked eye G D G With a dirty, wicked eye
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo
[Verse 3]
G Well, the captain he stood up on deck C D G With a spyglass in his hand C D G C And the fog it was so tarnal thick G D G That he couldn't spy the land G D G That he couldn't spy the land
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo
[Verse 4]
G Now, two days out from Syracuse C D G The vessel struck a shoal C D G C We soon would all be foundered on G D G A chunk of Lackawanna coal
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo
[Verse 5]
G We hollared to the Captain C D G On the towpath treadin dirt C D G C He jumped on board and stopped that leak G C G With his old red flannel shirt G C G With his old red flannel shirt
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo
[Banjo/Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 6]
G The cook she was a grand old gal C D G She wore a ragged dress C D G C We heisted her upon the mast G D G As a signal of distress G D G As a signal of distress
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo
[Verse 7]
G Now, the captain he got married C D G And the crew is all in jail C D G C And I'm the only sea cooks son G D G That's left to tell the tale G D G That's left to tell the tale
[Chorus]
G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we'll get a drink G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo G Oh, the E-ri-e was a-risin' C D G And the gin was a-gettin' low C D G C And I scarcely think we're gonna get a little drink G D G 'Til we get to the city of Buffalo G D G 'Til we get to Buffalo