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Well I uCsed to be a farmer and I mEmade a lGiving Cfine I Fhad a little strCetch of land along tGhe CP line
But Ctimes were tough and though I tried the Emmoney Gwasnt Cthere And the Fbankers came and Ctook my land and Gtold me fair is Cfair
Bridge
I Amlooked for every kind of job , Dmthe answer always no AmHire you now, theyd always laugh, we Gjust let 20 go
AmThe government, they promised me a Dmmeasly little sum AmBut Ive got too much pride to end up Gjust another bum
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FThen I thought who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone DIm gonna be a pirate
Gon the River Saskatchewan -----------------------------------------------
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And its a hee (CHo)! Hi (AmHo!) AmComin Gdown the Cplains
FStealin wheat and Cbarley and Gall the other grains And its a Ho (CHey)! Hi (AmHey)!
AmFarmers Gbar your Cdoors When you Fsee the jolly Croger on GReginas mighty Cshores
(Verse) Well, youd think the local farmers would know that Im at large But just the other day I found an unprotected barge I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser I rammed the ship and sank it and I stole the fertilizer (Bridge) Bridge outside of Moose Jaw spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear, their stomachs are a-quiver Cause they know that Captain Tractors hiding in the bay Ill jump the bridge, and knock em cold, and sail off with their hay (Chorus) And its a hee (Ho)! Hi (Ho!) Comin down the plains Stealin wheat and barley and all the other grains And its a Ho (Hey)! Hi (Hey)! Farmers bar your doors When you see the jolly roger on Reginas mighty shores (Verse) Well, Mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat Hed follow on the shoreline cause he didnt own a boat But the cutbacks were a-comin and the Mountie lost his job So now hes sailing with me and we call him Salty Bob (Bridge) A swingin sword, a skull-and-bones, and pleasant company I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (Screw it!) Prince Albert down to Saskatoon, the terror of the sea If you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me! (Arr!) (Chorus) And its a hee (Ho)! Hi (Ho!) Comin down the plains Stealin wheat and barley and all the other grains And its a Ho (Hey)! Hi (Hey)! Farmers bar your doors When you see the jolly roger on Reginas mighty shores (Verse) Well, the pirate lifes appealing but you dont just find it here I hear in north Alberta theres a band of buccaneers They roam the Athabasca from Smith to Fort MacKay And youre gonna lose your Stetson if you have to pass their way (Bridge) Well, winter is a-comin and a chill is in the breeze My pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze Ill be back in springtime, but now Ive got to go I hear theres lots of plunderin down in New Mexico (Chorus) And its a hee (Ho)! Hi (Ho!) Comin down the plains Stealin wheat and barley and all the other grains And its a Ho (Hey)! Hi (Hey)! Farmers bar your doors When you see the jolly roger on Reginas mighty shores When you see the Jolly Roger on Reginas mighty shores! (2x)