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Introduction:
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Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
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Big Joe Mufferaw paddled up the Madawa
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All the way from Ottawa in just one day
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Hey hey, on the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw
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Was big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say
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Come and listen & I'll tell you what the old folks say
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Well they say big Joe had an old pet frog
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Bigger than a horse & he barked like a dog
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And the only thing quicker than a train upon a track
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Was Big Joe ridin' on that bull frog's back
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Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe
Well they say Big Joe used to get real wet