Father Hennepin went down to Benningan's
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To discuss the construction of the Hennepin Bridge
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He had time to kill down by the flour mill
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So he planned a picnic lunch on St. Anthony Main
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Now Father Hennepin he was notorious
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And he liked a little drink down al Nye's Polonaise
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His explorations were more than glorious
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So they planned to build a bridge that would feature his name
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Well first Niagara and then St. Anthony's
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Were discovered by the fella with the Hennepin name
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But when the lock was filled on the lower falls
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Everyone was shopping on the Nicollet Mall
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And when the rope was cut on the Hennepin
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Father Louis had a most unusual plan
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He would take a dip in the Mississippi
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He would dive from the center and swim to the dam
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When the time had come and he took the plunge
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Everybody screamed, "My God! What has he donesd?"
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And thoough he tried to swim, the current carried him
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Closer and closer to the brink of the falls
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The people lined the banks of the Mississipi
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To watch Father Hennepin go over the edge
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The people there that day, they all swear they say
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Father Hennepin was laughing as he fell to his death
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The Hennepin avenue bridge
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| Brian Setzer Orchestra |
