Panama Canal
"Panama Canal" is a song from Episode 82 of Animaniacs . It is sung by Yakko Warner to the tune of "Low Bridge ." The lyrics are written by John P. McCann .
Lyrics [ ] Yakko :Got a tramp steamer, my ship's called "Hal" Singers :Forty miles on the Panama Canal Yakko :Got a cargo of sodas, they are low cal Singers :Forty miles on the Panama Canal Yakko :Sailing 'cross the Caribbean Sea To the Pacific in a jiffy Through Panama, but not on land I'd look silly with my ship in the sand Singers :Yo, Hal, try the canal Yo, Hal, the canal is your pal! You can sail a cargo ship from sea to shining sea Through the Panama Canal for a nominal fee Yakko :You enter a lock, it's a ship corral Singers :Forty miles on the Panama Canal Yakko :You pay your money then get a decal Singers :Forty miles on the Panama Canal Yakko :You cross the locks; they number three, Full of water for you and me One hundred feet wide, forty-one feet deep, Water enough to drench a sheep Singers :High lock, up goes the ship Low lock, the ship takes a dip First they raise the water level, then lower it again 'Cross the Panama Canal, it's really zen Yakko :We pass the locks with good morale Singers :Forty miles on the Panama Canal Yakko :The crew yells out... Singers :Thank you, Hal! Forty miles on the Panama Canal Yakko :You're welcome, men! Wasn't that fun? Forty miles, our voyage is done From Colón now past Balboa, Adios, Panama! So long! Aloha! Trivia [ ] The Panama Canal is actually fifty miles, not forty.
The deep water to deep water length is about 82 km (50 miles), but the shoreline to shoreline length is about 65 km (40 miles). So forty miles isn't wrong.
When Yakko sings "We pass the locks with good morale", he sees a "Panama Locks and Bagels" food stand staffed by Hello Nurse , serving bagels to some monkeys and birds. The stand's name is a reference to a classic American Jewish dish called "Lox and bagels", traditionally featuring a toasted bagel topped with cream cheese, thinly sliced smoked salmon (lox), red onion, capers, and often fresh dill.
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