Stompin' Tom Connors - Big joe mufferaw

^EHeave hi , ^Aheave hi ho, the ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw Joe ,Muffaraw ^AJoe

^ABig Joe Muffaraw ^Dpaddled into Mattawa ^AAll the way from Ottawa in ^Ejust one day,

^AOn the river Ottawa the ^Dbest man you ever saw was ^ABig Joe Muffaraw the ^Eold folks say ^ACome and listen to the and I'll tell you what the ^Eold folks ^Asay

^AAnd they say Big Joe had an ^Dold pet frog ^ABigger than a horse and it ^Ebarked like a dog And the ^Aonly thing quicker than a ^Dtrain apon a track Is ^EBig Joe riding on the bull^Dfrogs ^Aback ^EHeave hi, ^Aheave hi ho, The ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw Joe, Muffaraw ^AJoe

^AAnd they say Big Joe use to ^Dget real wet ^AFrom cutting down timber and ^Eworking up a sweat And ^Aeveryone will tell round ^DCarlton Place The ^AMississippi dripped off of ^EBig Joe's ^Aface ^EHeave hi, ^Aheave hi, ho The ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw joe, Muffaraw ^Ajoe

^ANow Joe had portage from the ^DGatineau down ^ATo see a little girl he had in ^EKempville Town He was ^Aback and forth so many times to ^Dsee that gal The ^Epath he wore became the ^DRideau Ca^Anel ^EHeave hi, ^Aheave hi, ho The ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw Joe, Muffaraw ^Ajoe

^ABig Joe Muffaraw ^Dpaddled in to Mattawa ^AAll the way from Ottawa in ^Ejust one day

And ^Aon the river Ottawa the ^Dbest man we ever saw Was ^Abig Joe Muffaraw the ^Eold folks say ^ACome listen and I'll tell ya what the ^Eold folks ^Asay

^AWell they say Big Joe put out a ^DForrest fire ^AHalf way between Renfrew and ^Eold Arnpior He was ^Afifty miles away donw ^Daround Smith Falls When ^Ahe drowned out the fire with ^Efive spit ^Aballs ^EHeave hi, ^Aheave hi , ho The ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw Joe, Muffaraw ^AJoe

^AWell he jump in the Calabogie ^DLake real fast ^AAnd he swam both ways to catch a ^Ecross eyed bass But he ^Athrew it on the ground and said ^DI can't eat that So ^Ehe covered it over with ^DMount Saint ^APatt ^EHeave hi, ^Aheave hi , ho The ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw Joe, Muffaraw ^Ajoe

^AWell they say Big Joe drank a ^Dbucket of gin ^AThen beat the livin tar out of ^Etwenty nine men And ^Ahigh on the ceiling of the ^DPembrooke pub There's ^Etwenty nine boot marks and there ^Dsigned with ^Alove ^EHeave hi, ^Aheave hi, ho The ^Dbest man in Ottawa was ^EMuffaraw Joe, Muffaraw ^Ajoe

^ABig Joe Muffaraw ^Dpaddle in to Madawa ^AAll the way from Ottwaw in ^Ejust one day

And ^Aon the river Ottawa the ^Dbast man we ever saw Was ^ABig Joe Muffaraw the ^Eold folks say ^ACome and listen and I'll tell you what the ^Eold folks ^Asay ^ABig Joe Muffaraw ^ABig Joe Muffaraw ^ABig Joe Muffaraw ^ABig Joe Muffaraw