Lyrics:

Father Hennepin, went down to Bennigan's
To discuss the construction of the Hennepin Bridge
He had time to kill, down by the flour mill
So he planned a picnic lunch on St. Anthony Main

Now Father Hennepin, he was notorious
And he liked a little drink down at Nye's Polonaise
His explorations, were more than glorious
So they planned to build a bridge that would feature his name

Well, first Niagara and then St. Anthony's
Were discovered by the fella with the Hennepin name
But when the lock was filled on the lower falls
Everyone was shoppin' on the Nicollet Mall
And when the rope was cut, on the Hennepin
Father Louis had a most unusual plan
He would take a dip, in the Mississip'
He would dive from the center and swim to the dam

But when the time had come, and he took the plunge
Everybody screamed, 'My God, what has he done!'
And though he tried to swim, the current carried him
Closer and closer to the brink of the falls
The people lined the banks, of the Mississip'
To watch Father Hennepin go over the edge
The people there that day, they all swear they say
'Father Hennepin was laughin' as he fell to his death'