By: Stompin' Tom Connors Song: Big Joe Mufferaw Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled up the Madawa All the way from Ottawa in just one day Hey hey, on the river Ottawa the best man we ever saw Was big Joe Mufferaw the old folks say Come and listen & I'll tell you what the old folks say Well they say big Joe had an old pet frog Bigger than a horse & he barked like a dog And the only thing quicker than a train upon a track Was Big Joe ridin' on that bull frog's back 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 From cuttin down timber & working up a sweat And everyone'll tell ya 'round Carleton Place The Mississippi dripped off of Big Joe's face Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Now Joe had to portage from Gatineau down To see a little girl he had in Kemptville town Well he was back & forth so many times to see that gal That the path he wore became the Rideau Canal Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Chorus Well they say Big Joe put out a forest fire Half way between Renfrew & old Arnprior He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls When he drownded out the fire with five spitballs Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Well he jumped into Calagogie Lake real fast And he swam both ways to catch a cross eyed bass But he threw it on the ground & said I can't eat that And then he covered it over with Mount St. Pat Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Well they say Big Joe drank a bucket of Gin Then he beat the living tar out of 29 men And high on the ceiling of the Pembroke pub There's 29 bootmarks & they're signed with love Heave hi heave hi ho the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Chorus (end with) Big Joe Mufferaw Big Joe Mufferaw Big Joe Mufferaw Big Joe Mufferaw Big Joe Mufferaw