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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