Nothing gets peoples’ blood all happied-up like an ol’ fashioned Sesquicentennial, eh? Let’s take a moment to thank Mr. Grumpy here, DeWitt Clinton, “foremost advocate of the Erie Canal connecting Albany and Buffalo.” As for that little song down at the bottom – it’s famous old estuary-related shanty, "The Erie Canal:" I've got a mule, her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal. She's a good ol' worker and a good ol' pal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal. We've hauled some barges in our day, Filled with lumber, coal, and hay, And we know ev'ry inch of the way, From Albany to Buffalo. Chorus: Low bridge, ev'rybody down! Low bridge, for we're comin' to a town! And you'll always know your neighbor, You'll always know your pal, if you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal.