[Intro]
So all day long we sweat and bend
To Albany and back again
On the Erie, on the Erie Canal

[Chorus]
Low bridge, we're getting nearer town
Hey boy, you'd better get you down
My back's getting tired, and my throat is getting dry
A little nip of whisky and a swallow of rye
Hey, a low bridge is a-coming on by

[Verse 1]
Well, I had me a gal in Albany
But she never did quite get used to me
Erie, on the Erie
And I got me a gal in Buffalo
But she had the habit of saying no
Erie, on the Erie

[Pre-Chorus]
So all day long we sweat and bend
To Albany and back again
On the Erie, on the Erie Canal

[Chorus]
Low bridge, we're getting nearer town
Hey boy, you'd better get you down
My back's getting tired, and my throat is getting dry
A little nip of whisky and a swallow of rye
Hey, a low bridge is a-coming on by
[Verse 2]
Now, a gal only makes a man a fool
He's better off trusting his old mule
Erie, on the Erie
Then I bought me a ring for her sweet hand
But she ran off with a railroad man
Erie, on the Erie

[Pre-Chorus]
So all day long we sweat and bend
To Albany and back again
On the Erie, on the Erie Canal

[Chorus]
Low bridge, we're getting nearer town
Hey boy, you'd better get you down
My back's getting tired, and my throat is getting dry
A little nip of whisky and a swallow of rye
Hey, a low bridge is a-coming on by

[Outro]
Hey, a low bridge is a-coming on by
Hey, a low bridge