tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post8053947453785041950..comments2023-08-10T01:09:49.154-07:00Comments on Saints and Spinners: Song of the Week: Erie CanalSaints and Spinnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-17128751743256849262012-09-27T19:19:57.853-07:002012-09-27T19:19:57.853-07:00Hi Psyco, Thanks for stopping by and leaving a com...Hi Psyco, Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on this post! I hope that the post was helpful to you. How lovely to look out over a canal in school (or so I imagine).<br /><br />--Farida/AlkeldaSaints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-80469600534625076452012-09-26T20:34:23.450-07:002012-09-26T20:34:23.450-07:00I just ran across this looking for lyrics. I used ...I just ran across this looking for lyrics. I used to also sing this song in my elementary school-niagara on the erie barge canal. 4th-5th and 6th grades all looked out over the canal in the school. psycohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766740778741083417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-56473869732822042252009-07-02T00:19:06.200-07:002009-07-02T00:19:06.200-07:00I had that book as a kid. I recently got back all ...I had that book as a kid. I recently got back all my old books for my kids, so I'll check if it's there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08042540626945334154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-42252631847721453912008-03-18T14:12:00.000-07:002008-03-18T14:12:00.000-07:00I grew up in New York City in the late 60s and "Th...I grew up in New York City in the late 60s and "The Erie Canal" was a song we sang in school. I think my mom sang it too--she was a "red diaper baby" sort. And whenever we go to visit friends in the Mohawk Valley and cross the canal, I sing it for my kids.<BR/><BR/>I like Pete Seeger's version best, but then he's one of my music touchstones. And Peter Spier did a wonderful picture book of the song, though i fear it's out of print.The Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-78830103283894543172008-03-15T20:53:00.000-07:002008-03-15T20:53:00.000-07:00Adrienne: You actually drive over the Erie Canal! ...Adrienne: You actually drive over the Erie Canal! Sing it loud, Sister.:)Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-47665564155859689322008-03-14T12:41:00.000-07:002008-03-14T12:41:00.000-07:00I love, love, love this song and will now be singi...I love, love, love this song and will now be singing it for the rest of the day. (I will sing it LOUDER when I drive over the Erie Canal on my way home.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-83563244547244354352008-03-10T20:57:00.000-07:002008-03-10T20:57:00.000-07:00I think we did, too, but we mostly only ever sang....I think we did, too, but we mostly only ever sang. We learned lots of cool songs, though!Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-91925467993705017572008-03-10T18:45:00.000-07:002008-03-10T18:45:00.000-07:00LSM: That's where I learned it, too. We had weekly...LSM: That's where I learned it, too. We had weekly music classes.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-63953944462830920752008-03-10T16:16:00.000-07:002008-03-10T16:16:00.000-07:00I got a mule, her name is Sal...I remember that so...I got a mule, her name is Sal...I remember that song from my elementary school music class!Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-77634040178548966152008-03-10T14:34:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:34:00.000-07:00Minh: Cool! We named our car "Pandora," as finally...Minh: Cool! We named our car "Pandora," as finally getting a car after all these years of not having one opened up a box of woes we'd endeavored to keep shut.;) By the way, I hope you appreciate that chording this song in Am instead of Em means you get to avoid the B7.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733517166056974501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-44598640659782516962008-03-10T10:32:00.000-07:002008-03-10T10:32:00.000-07:00Hey, last month we named our trusty Honda Civic Sa...Hey, last month we named our trusty Honda Civic Sal, after this song! (After all the moving and hauling stuff up and down the coast, she definitely proved to be a good old worker and a good old pal.)Minhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924511554130447743noreply@blogger.com