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"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.

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