Bill Text: NY A04638 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes "Low Bridge" as the state song and provides the lyrics.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-04 - referred to governmental operations [A04638 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04638-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4638
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHROEDER,  BOYLAND, BURLING, COOK, ORTIZ --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. AMEDORE, J. MILLER, OAKS -- read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to establishing a state song
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 89 to read
    2  as follows:
    3    S 89. STATE SONG.  THE SONG "LOW BRIDGE" BY THOMAS S. ALLEN WRITTEN IN
    4  1902 SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL STATE SONG OF THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK.  THE
    5  LYRICS TO THE SONG ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    6    VERSE 1: I'VE GOT AN OLD MULE AND HER NAME IS SAL
    7    FIFTEEN YEARS ON THE ERIE CANAL
    8    SHE'S A GOOD OLD WORKER AND A GOOD OLD PAL
    9    FIFTEEN YEARS ON THE ERIE CANAL
   10    WE'VE HAULED SOME BARGES IN OUR DAY
   11    FILLED WITH LUMBER, COAL, AND HAY
   12    AND EVERY INCH OF THE WAY WE KNOW
   13    FROM ALBANY TO BUFFALO
   14    CHORUS:
   15    LOW BRIDGE, EVERY BODY DOWN
   16    LOW BRIDGE FOR WE'RE COMING TO A TOWN
   17    AND YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
   18    AND YOU'LL ALWAYS KNOW YOUR PAL
   19    IF YOU'VE EVER NAVIGATED ON THE ERIE CANAL
   20    VERSE 2: WE'D BETTER LOOK AROUND FOR A JOB, OLD GAL
   21    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
   22    'CAUSE YOU BET YOUR LIFE I'D NEVER PART WITH SAL
   23    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
   24    GIT UP THERE MULE, HERE COMES A LOCK
   25    WE'LL MAKE ROME 'BOUT SIX O'CLOCK
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    ONE MORE TRIP AND BACK WE'LL GO
    2    RIGHT BACK HOME TO BUFFALO
    3    REPEAT CHORUS
    4    VERSE 3: OH, WHERE WOULD I BE IF I LOST MY PAL?
    5    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
    6    OH, I'D LIKE TO SEE A MULE AS GOOD AS SAL
    7    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
    8    A FRIEND OF MINE ONCE GOT HER SORE
    9    NOW HE'S GOT A BUSTED JAW
   10    CAUSE SHE LET FLY WITH HER IRON TOE
   11    AND KICKED HIM BACK TO BUFFALO
   12    REPEAT CHORUS
   13    VERSE 4: DON'T HAVE TO CALL WHEN I WANT MY SAL
   14    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
   15    SHE TROTS FROM HER STALL LIKE A GOOD OLD GAL
   16    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
   17    I EAT MY MEALS WITH SAL EACH DAY
   18    I EAT BEEF AND SHE EATS HAY
   19    AND SHE AIN'T SO SLOW IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
   20    SHE PUT THE "BUFF" IN BUFFALO
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.