Bill Text: NY A09106 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes "Low Bridge" as the state song and provides the lyrics.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A09106 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A09106-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9106
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    August 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHROEDER, BOYLAND, BURLING, COOK, DelMONTE,
         ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, MILLER,  OAKS,  TOWN-
         SEND  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
         ations
       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
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    WE'LL MAKE ROME 'BOUT SIX O'CLOCK
    2    ONE MORE TRIP AND BACK WE'LL GO
    3    RIGHT BACK HOME TO BUFFALO
    4    REPEAT CHORUS
    5    VERSE 3: OH, WHERE WOULD I BE IF I LOST MY PAL?
    6    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
    7    OH, I'D LIKE TO SEE A MULE AS GOOD AS SAL
    8    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
    9    A FRIEND OF MINE ONCE GOT HER SORE
   10    NOW HE'S GOT A BUSTED JAW
   11    CAUSE SHE LET FLY WITH HER IRON TOE
   12    AND KICKED HIM BACK TO BUFFALO
   13    REPEAT CHORUS
   14    VERSE 4: DON'T HAVE TO CALL WHEN I WANT MY SAL
   15    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
   16    SHE TROTS FROM HER STALL LIKE A GOOD OLD GAL
   17    FIFTEEN MILES ON THE ERIE CANAL
   18    I EAT MY MEALS WITH SAL EACH DAY
   19    I EAT BEEF AND SHE EATS HAY
   20    AND SHE AIN'T SO SLOW IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
   21    SHE PUT THE "BUFF" IN BUFFALO
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.