This song has gone through the folk process with roots in Maine. This version is situated on the Erie Canal in New York State and comes to me from Bonnie Milner who got it from John Mayberry of the Toronto Morris Men.<\/p>\n
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Chorus:<\/span> Well, I courted a girl in Albany, Chorus<\/span>:<\/p>\n When you get to Albany Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n When I came on from Ireland Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n A dollar in a tavern Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n Amsterdam or Liverpool, Chorus:<\/span><\/p>\n A drunkard in the tavern, Chorus:<\/span> (2x)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Editor’s note<\/strong><\/em>: Please see the comments section for further data on this song. Also here’s a variation in the 1932 book “Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia”, Helen Creighton.<\/p>\n Chanty Song . Creighton<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This song has gone through the folk process with roots in Maine. This version is situated on the Erie Canal in New York State and comes to me from Bonnie Milner who got it from John Mayberry of the Toronto … Continue reading
\nShove around the grog, boys,<\/em>
\nThe chorus around the room,<\/em>
\nFor we’re the boys that fear no noise<\/em>
\nAlthough we’re far from home!<\/em><\/p>\n
\nOne in Montreal,
\nOne in Philadelphy,
\nBut the best in Lewiston Falls.<\/p>\n
\nGive the girls a call.
\nThere\u2019s not a tart to be compared,
\nWith the ones from Lewiston Falls.<\/p>\n
\nI was just a lad.
\nBut working these canal boats
\nIs the only life I\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n
\nIs very easy spent.
\nIf I had it in Ireland,
\nI’d have to pay down rent.<\/p>\n
\nRome or Syracuse,
\nIf you\u2019ve ever been to Lewiston Falls,
\nIt\u2019s the only place you\u2019d choose.<\/p>\n
\nA fish is in the sea!
\nThe cork is in the bottle,
\nBut the whiskey is in me!<\/p>\n