Bill Text: NY A04638 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
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
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4638 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2011 ___________ 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. LBD06857-01-1 A. 4638 2 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.