"Big Joe m***eraw" by Stompin' Tom Connors
Big Joe m***eraw
Heev-Hi, Heev-Hi-Ho,
The Best Man In Ottawa Was m***eraw Joe-oo,
m***eraw Joe
Big Joe m***eraw Paddled In The Mattawa
All The Way From Ottawa In Just One Day
Hey-Hey
On The River Ottawa The Best Man We Ever Saw
Was Big Joe m***eraw The Old Folks Say-ee
Come and listen and I'll tell you what the old folks say
And They Say Big Joe Had An Old Pet Frog
Bigger Than A Horse And He Barked Like A Dog
And The Only Thing Quicker Than A Train Upon A Track
Was Big Joe Riding On The Bull-Frog's Back
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
And they say Big Joe used to get real wet
from cutting down timber and working up a sweat
And everyone will tell you around Carleton Place
the Mississipi dripped onto Big Joe's face
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Now Joe had the portage from the Gattineau down
to see a little girl he had in Kempville town
He was back and forth so many times to see that gal
the path he wore became the Rideau Canal
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Big Joe m***eraw paddled into Mattawa
all the way from Ottawa in just one day
Hey-Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
was Big Joe m***eraw the old folks say
Come and listen and I'll tell you what the old folks say
And they say Big Joe put out a forest fire,
halfway between Renfrew and old Arnprior
He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls
but he drowneded out the fire with five spit b****
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Well he jumped into the Calabogie Lake real fast
and he swam both ways to catch a cross-eyed-bass
But he threw it on the ground and said "I can't eat that"
So he covered it over with Mount Saint Patt
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
And they say Big Joe drank a bucket of gin
And he beat the living tar of the twenty nine men
And high on the ceiling of the Pembroke Pub
There is twenty-nine boot marks and they are signed with love
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Big Joe m***eraw paddled into Mattawa
all the way from Ottawa in just one day
Hey-Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
was Big Joe m***eraw the old folks say
Come and listen and I'll tell you what the old folks say
They say Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
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Heev-Hi, Heev-Hi-Ho,
The Best Man In Ottawa Was m***eraw Joe-oo,
m***eraw Joe
Big Joe m***eraw Paddled In The Mattawa
All The Way From Ottawa In Just One Day
Hey-Hey
On The River Ottawa The Best Man We Ever Saw
Was Big Joe m***eraw The Old Folks Say-ee
Come and listen and I'll tell you what the old folks say
And They Say Big Joe Had An Old Pet Frog
Bigger Than A Horse And He Barked Like A Dog
And The Only Thing Quicker Than A Train Upon A Track
Was Big Joe Riding On The Bull-Frog's Back
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
And they say Big Joe used to get real wet
from cutting down timber and working up a sweat
And everyone will tell you around Carleton Place
the Mississipi dripped onto Big Joe's face
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Now Joe had the portage from the Gattineau down
to see a little girl he had in Kempville town
He was back and forth so many times to see that gal
the path he wore became the Rideau Canal
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Big Joe m***eraw paddled into Mattawa
all the way from Ottawa in just one day
Hey-Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
was Big Joe m***eraw the old folks say
Come and listen and I'll tell you what the old folks say
And they say Big Joe put out a forest fire,
halfway between Renfrew and old Arnprior
He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls
but he drowneded out the fire with five spit b****
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Well he jumped into the Calabogie Lake real fast
and he swam both ways to catch a cross-eyed-bass
But he threw it on the ground and said "I can't eat that"
So he covered it over with Mount Saint Patt
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
And they say Big Joe drank a bucket of gin
And he beat the living tar of the twenty nine men
And high on the ceiling of the Pembroke Pub
There is twenty-nine boot marks and they are signed with love
Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
Big Joe m***eraw paddled into Mattawa
all the way from Ottawa in just one day
Hey-Hey
On the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
was Big Joe m***eraw the old folks say
Come and listen and I'll tell you what the old folks say
They say Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was m***eraw Joe,
m***eraw Joe
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