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¿We were forty miles from Albany. Forget it I never shall. When we first set sail to carry the mail On the E-ri-e Canal, On the E-ri-e Canal.¿ What should be a routine trip turns into a swashbuckling adventure as Captain Flynn, his loyal crew, and Old Frank the mule are set upon by pirates led by Bill McGrew, the Terror of Buffalo. But all is not lost. Although the pirates are fierce, Captain Flynn refuses to surrender. The battle begins and all hands join the fray -- even Old Frank, who takes on a one-eyed pirate mule. Will Captain Flynn be able to withstand the relentless onslaught of McGrew¿s crew? Or will the Jolly Roger sail over the Erie Canal? Full-color illustrations. Reinforced binding.