“Skinner on the Dock”
Description
The singer leaves Lockport (on the Erie Canal), curses out Skinner, and describes some of his crewmates on the canal boat.
Notes
Legman in Randolph-Legman posits that these are the "lost" first verses of "The Erie Canal." - EC
Historical references
- 1825 - Erie Canal opens (construction began in 1817)
References
- Randolph-Legman I, pp. 466-467, "Skinner on the Dock" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, RL466