In winter time ’tis sad and dreary + 

For to gaze on stormy Erie, + 

But here in summer time this port + 

It is a fashionable resort, + 

For then it is always cheery + 

For to gaze upon Lake Erie. + 

Or on the steamer you can sail + 

All independent of the gale, + 

Or here the youth can ply the oar + 

And view the fast receding shore, + 

And be happy with his dearie + 

On the bosom of Lake Erie. + 

No one here need ever weary + 

On the borders of Lake Erie, + 

With quadrille parties at Stanley + 

And games and sports all so manly, + 

Or bathe in waves with friends near thee, + 

You fear no storms of Lake Erie. + 