Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled into Mattawa 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 and I'll tell you what the old folks say And they say Big Joe had an old pet frog bigger than a horse and he barked like a dog And the only thing quicker than a train upon a track was Big Joe riding on the bull-frog's back Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe And they say Big Joe used to get real wet from cutting down timber and working up a sweat And everyone will tell you around Carlton Place the Mississipi dripped onto Big Joe's face Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Now Joe had the portage from the Gattineau down to see a little girl he had in Kempville town He was back and forth so many times to see that gal the path he wore became the Rideau Canal Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled into Mattawa 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 and I'll tell you what the old folks say And they say Big Joe put out a forest fire, halfway between Renfrew and old Arnprior He was fifty miles away down around Smith Falls but he drowneded out the fire with five spit balls Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Well he jumped into the Calabogie Lake real fast and he swam both ways to catch a cross-eyed-bass But he threw it on the ground and said "I can't eat that" So he covered it over with Mount Saint Patt Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe And they say Big Joe drank a bucket of gin And he beat the living tar of the twenty nine men And high on the ceiling of the Pembroke Pub There is twenty-nine boot marks and they are signed with love Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw paddled into Mattawa 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 and I'll tell you what the old folks say They say Hey-Hi, Hey-Hi-Ho, the best man in Ottawa was Mufferaw Joe, Mufferaw Joe Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw, Big Joe Mufferaw